Latest Sightings - 11th February - Barnies and waders
A cold but dry morning on the reserve with plenty of Barnacle Geese around. There is one all-white leucistic Barnacle Goose in amongst them and also a white-necked hybrid at the Avenue Tower to keep an eye out for.
The Corner Field is busy with Black-tailed Godwit, Lapwing and Curlew.
Todays high tide is at 12:33, 9.6m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 7000 inc 1 leucistic & 1 hybrid
Whooper Swans: 131
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 131
Mute Swan 46
Mallard 115
Wigeon 77
Tufted Duck 20
Gadwall 1 ♂
Teal 10
Canada Geese 23
Greylag Geese 2
Moorhen 12
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Teal 250+
Wigeon 285
Shoveler 33
Shelduck 1
Mallard 16
Moorhen 3
Redshank 4
Black-tailed Godwit 6
Lapwing 25
Pintail 5
Oystercatcher 7
Corner Field
Black-tailed Godwit 64
Curlew 74
Lapwing 15
Teal 11
Wigeon 145
Teal Pond
Moorhen 3
Mallard 12
Wigeon 18
Teal 5
Coot 1
Avenue Tower
Green-winged Teal 1 ♂
Wigeon 297
Teal 107
Shoveler 11
Pintail 4
Lapwing 87
Golden Plover 30
Curlew 3
Little Egret 1
Shelduck 1
Mute Swan 3
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel 1
Hen Harrier 1
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Knot
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Twite
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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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/
joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk
