Late update - Saturday 26th November
Another bright and brisk start to the day with freezing overnight temperatures creating a winter wonderland scene on the reserve. Not so good for the birds who have now been left with Whooper Pond as the only open water. The cool temperatures have also brought in visiting Yellowhammers, Goldcrest and Long-tailed tits down the Avenues.
Todays high tide is at 10:19, 8.4m.
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 3,000
Whooper Swans: 85
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 71 + 14 cygnets
Mute Swan 33 + 7 cygnets
Canada Geese 68
Mallard 227
Wigeon 200
Tufted Duck 10
Moorhen 2
Gadwall 1
Teal 26
Folly Pond
Moorhen 4
Mute Swan 1
Whooper Swan 1
Teal Pond
Wigeon 3
Coot 2
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 43
Teal 36
Whooper Swan 1
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Hen Harrier 2 (male and ringtail)
Kestrel 1
Pink footed Geese 300+
Greylag Geese 20
Canada Goose 300
Pintail 200+
Wigeon 200+
Dunlin 200+
Golden Plover 100+
Knot 200+
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Fieldfare
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Redpoll
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Twitter & Facebook
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Webcam
The winter webcam is now showing the Whooper Pond during the day and the badger feeding area from 5pm onwards.
http://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/webcam/
The first few Whooper Swans have already shown up and later in the winter we enjoy the superb spectacle of up to 300 of them along with a variety of wild ducks and geese at feed times - 11:00 and 14:00 daily
rhiannon.hatfield@wwt.org.uk
