Latest sightings - Monday 29th October
The temperature remains below zero this morning resulting in some of our ponds being partially frozen. Good numbers of whooper swans on the whooper pond again this morning as well as a new family of mute swans with 4 cygnets. Wigeon numbers also continue to rise.
Take time to pause down the Avenue and you will be rewarded with the calls of Fieldfare and Redwing as well as long-tailed tits and other passerines.
Named Whooper Swan arrivals:
YHS - Solway Siren
Lost Darvic - Hagar
YJL - Linda H
YSJ - Sheldon Whooper
ZVY - Orchid
YFS - Obi Swan Kenobi
Lost Darvic - Princess Layer
XLN - Gylfi
YFU - Magnus
YHV- Wowsie (+ 1 cygnet)
ZXJ - Ruth C (+ 4 cygnets)
Z6L - Rooby & Z7S - Bowie (+ 2 cygnets)
YFU - Magnus
Z5N - Andy
YFB - Eric Anthony
YTC - Margaret Ruth
Z9F - Hendrick
APR - Elsie Barbara
YRG - Lucky Linda
ZJA - Annabelle
YRS - Stephen
YSK - Countess of Boulogne
YFF - Solway Annie
ZXP - Mary
ZGT - Butterbur
YRN - Douglas Flintoff
YSF - Topsy
Lost darvic - Kate Two
Lost darvic - New York Lady
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 90
Mute Swan 34 (including 10 cygnets)
Canada Goose 30
Mallard 195
Tufted Duck 22
Teal 33
Wigeon 91
Moorhen 8
Folly Pond
Mallard 10
Teal 400
Wigeon 70
Shoveler 20
Teal Pond
Wigeon 20
Gadwall 3
Moorhen 2
Mallard 1
Barnacle Goose 1
Teal 10
Avenue Tower
Mallard
Teal
Shoveler
Wigeon
Gadwall
Pintail
Curlew
Mute Swan
Barnacle Geese
Longhorn Cattle 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Great White Egret
Pink-footed Geese
Barnacle Geese
Greylag Geese
Canada Geese
Peregrine
Merlin
Hen Harrier
Buzzard
Mute Swan
Shelduck
Mallard
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Hebridean Sheep 9
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Fieldfare
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest
Webcam
The winter webcam is now showing the Whooper Pond during the day and the badger feeding area from 5pm onwards.
https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/webcam/
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