Swans a-swimming
Some of the local population of Mute Swans have now started joining us at the Whooper Pond. We have been up to 19 out there but only 3 this morning. It will be a couple of weeks yet potentially before we start seeing the arrival of any Whooper Swans back from Iceland. As you can see from the photo, the Whooper Pond was enlivened by the presence of a large colony of Canada Geese first thing. Having this number of birds on the one pond actually helps attract in other wildfowl, the whole safety in numbers approach! This meant we had 30 Shoveler on there where we would normally expect to see them over on the Folly Pond (they have wisely headed back there now). Elsewhere, the Barnacle Geese are still out on the far western merses, joined by a Great White Egret today. Folly Pond once again looking nice with 20 Black-tailed Godwit on it currently. Snipe and Long-tailed tits heard flying over the Avenues, Wheater in Hawthorns down near Saltcot, Treecreepers on Sycamore in Avenue. Not to mention Peregrine and Merlin observed from the merse Observatory yesterday and Hen Harrier from Campbell Hide.
The Pasture Pathway, Meadow and River Walks are now all closed for the season.
High Tide: 14:24, 10m
Opening times:
10am - 4pm
Last entry 3pm
Photo Credit: Rhiannon Hatfield
Folly Pond
Marsh harrier
Lapwing
Redshank
Greenshank
Black-tailed godwit
Curlew
Snipe
Mallard
Teal
Shoveler
Pintail
Moorhen
Canada goose
House martin
Swallow
Avenue Tower
Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
Mallard
Teal
Wigeon
Pintail
Shoveler
Little Grebe
Grey Heron
Little Egret
Mute Swan
Moorhen
Snipe
Brown Hares
Roe Deer
Longhorn Cows 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese
Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
Buzzard
kestrel
Linnet
Skylark
Meadow pipit
Starling
Common whitethroat
Chiffchaff
Willow warbler
Sedge warbler
Blackcap
Brown Hares
Roe Deer
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Dunnock
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Webcam
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