Latest Sightings - Saturday 31st March - Avocets, Golden Plover & Black-wits
The two Avocets are on the Folly Pond again today, very close to the Folly Pond hide at 10am. They have been behaving territorially around the small island at the back of the pond so fingers crossed they hang around.
Just 22 Whooper Swans on the reserve this morning, although a good number are still feeding in fields near Ruthwell.
There are now Golden Plover in breeding plumage at the Avenue Tower and Black-tailed Godwits in breeding plumage on the Folly Pond.
Today's high tide is at 13:13, 9.6m
Whooper Swans: 22
Barnacle Geese: around 3,000
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 22
Mute Swan 46
Mallard 71
Gadwall 1
Wigeon 13
Teal 2
Tufted Duck 39
Greylag Geese 1
Moorhen 4
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Avocet 2
Teal 68
Wigeon 2
Shoveler 18
Mallard 7
Oystercatcher 2
Shelduck 4
Moorhen 1
Black-headed Gull 2
Black-tailed Godwit 2
Redshank 12
Teal Pond
Tufted Duck 2
Mallard 4
Mute Swan 12
Wigeon 4
Teal 4
Moorhen 2
Black-headed Gull 2
Snipe 4
Avenue Tower
Fox 1
Teal 31
Mallard 4
Wigeon 2
Little Egret 2
Black-headed Gull 18
Curlew 1
Golden Plover 50 (many in breeding plumage)
Lapwing 4
Redshank 1
Mute Swan 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Kestrel
Buzzard 1
Peregrine 2 adults (pair)
Merlin 1
Marsh Harrier 1
Mute Swan
Barnacle Geese
Pink-footed Geese
Shelduck
Wigeon
Red-breasted Merganser
Mallard
Golden Plover
Dunlin
Knot
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Hebridean Sheep 9
Longhorn Cattle 2
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
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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