Latest Sightings - 15th November
Still very mild here ,and the sun is out again. It doesn't really feel like winter yet, but we have had some rain and the avenues are a bit wet underfoot.
The bright super-moon has meant that a lot of the Whooper Swans left the reserve during the night to feed in surrounding fields. Just 73 on the reserve this morning, a big flock was up the Nith towards Dumfries. Most of them will return during the day, so we could see more on the Whooper Pond at the 2pm feed.
A large flock of Black-tailed Godwit and Redshank are on the Folly Pond at the moment. Possibly pushed up by the incoming tide...
Todays high tide is at 12:22, 10m.
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 7,000
Whooper Swans: 73
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 56 + 17 cygnets
Mute Swan 25 + 7 cygnets
Canada Geese 60
Greylag geese 12
Mallard 220
Wigeon 200
Tufted Duck 35
Moorhen 2
Gadwall 3♂
Teal 15
Shoveler 1
Greater Scaup 1 (Juvenile)
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 85
Wigeon 30
Moorhen 3
Shoveler 20
Mallard 22
Black-tailed Godwit 170
Redshank 20
Teal Pond
Wigeon 5
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 50
Teal 5
Shoveler 4
Greylag Geese 2
Mallard 2
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
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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
joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk
