Caerlaverock sightings, Wednesday 28th Oct
The Kingfisher continues to show periodically, fishing in front of the Back Pond Hide
the single male Green-winged Teal now seems well established on the Folly Pond, in the company of several hundred of his European cousins
Whooper Swans are starting to establish at the feeds now, with over 50 present at today's 11:00. One family of three young with their parent birds around today. A late breeding season (by about 3 wks) in parts of Iceland may account for the relative lack of young so far
High water today is a spring tide, at 12.27, 10.0mtr
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 12,000 - including a leucistic and 1 white-phase Snow Goose
Whooper Swans: 55
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 20
Mute Swan 20
Mallard 200
Tufted Duck 30
Wigeon 85
Gadwall 2 ♂♂
Folly Pond
Whooper Swan 35
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 250+
Wigeon 300
Mallard 18
Shoveler 12
Snipe
Lapwing 20
Curlew 40
Teal Pond
Little Grebe 2
Avenue Tower
Teal C20
Wigeon C40
Grey Heron 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Common Buzzard 2
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Kestrel 1
Hen Harrier ♂
Barnacle Geese
Peter Scott Trail
Water Rail 1
Back Pond Hide
Kingfisher 1
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Fieldfare
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Song Thrush
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Siskin
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Lesser Redpoll
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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