Late update, Sunday 18th Sept

No further change in the Barnacle Goose situation, with approx. 30 still on the same section of merse as reported by Joe yesterday. Great Egret still out on the merse too. C50 Dunlin on Folly Pond at high tide along with the usuals

Today's high tide 13:24, 9.7m


Around the reserve today:

Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 8
Mallard 185
Wigeon 6
Gadwall 6
Tufted Duck 4
Teal 3
Little Grebe 1
Canada Geese 190
Greylag Geese 2

Folly Pond
Teal 2000+
Wigeon 6
Mallard 20
Snipe 6
Shoveler 33
Ruff
Dunlin C50
Black-tailed Godwit 80
Greenshank
Lapwing 115

Teal Pond
Mallard 2
Gadwall 3
Moorhen 3

Avenue Tower
Pink-footed Goose 6
Mute Swan 1 + 3 cygnets
Mallard 20
Teal 30
Longhorn Cattle 3

Saltcot Merse Observatory
Great Egret 1
Shelduck 1990
Barnacle Geese 29
Canada Goose 300
Lapwing 50
Peregrine 1
Hebridean Sheep 12

Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)

Swallow
House Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Common Whitethroat
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Redpoll
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker

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Osprey Webcam

The Ospreys have now fledged and are not returning to the nest very often so we will soon be starting our blog as we follow the satellite tagged chicks on their first migration.

As October approaches we will hopefully be switching to our winter webcam showing the Whooper Pond, where some 300 Whooper Swans will spend the winter.

steven.cooper@wwt.org.uk

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