Latest Sightings - 18th February
It's a bit of a wet start to the day, but mild. Quite often when the temperature rises in winter we see rain. It's just a light drizzle at the moment and will hopefully ease off later in the day.
Plenty of Whooper Swans on the reserve this morning and a female Sparrowhawk has been causing trouble around the Whooper Pond.
Todays high tide is at 17:01, 7.7m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 7000 inc 1 hybrid
Whooper Swans: 160
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 160
Mute Swan 45
Mallard 200
Wigeon 80
Tufted Duck 20
Gadwall 1 ♂
Teal 6
Canada Geese 60
Greylag Geese 2
Moorhen 15
Oystercatcher 2
Sparrowhawk 1 ♀
Folly Pond
Teal 100+
Green-winged Teal 1 ♂
Wigeon 200
Shoveler 7
Shelduck 1
Mallard 20
Moorhen 2
Teal Pond
Moorhen 1
Mallard 10
Wigeon 10
Teal 8
Coot 1
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 300
Teal 150
Shoveler 5
Pintail 4
Lapwing 150
Curlew 3
Little Egret 1
Shelduck 1
Mute Swan 1
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 2
Merlin 2
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel 1
Hen Harrier 2
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
