Latest Sightings - 18th March - feeling spring-like
It's dry so far and feeling quite spring-like at the moment. Birds are singing, Primroses are flowering, and so are the Blackthorn bushes!
Black-headed Gulls are looking for nesting sites around the Flood Ground, some of them look like they could use our new nesting rafts.
Keep and eye and an ear out for migrants as we should see our first Swallow soon! We have already seen Sand Martin and Chiffchaff arriving quite early.
Todays high tide is at 15:38, 8.3m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 4,000
Whooper Swans: 102
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 102
Mute Swan 30
Mallard 35
Wigeon 31
Tufted Duck 30
Canada Geese 6
Moorhen 3
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Teal 160
Green-winged Teal 1 ♂
Wigeon 180
Shoveler 45
Mallard 11
Moorhen 3
Redshank 20
Black-tailed Godwit 50
Teal Pond
Coot 1
Mallard 2
Teal 6
Gadwall 10
Wigeon 8
Moorhen 1
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 100
Teal 220
Shoveler 7
Lapwing 20
Little Egret 3
Black-headed Gull 8
Golden Plover 50
Redshank 4
Oystercatcher 2
Mallard 1
Tufted Duck 1
Pintail 2
Goosander 1♂
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine
Merlin
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Hen Harrier
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin (on rising/high tide)
Golden Plover (on rising/high tide)
Grey Plover (on rising/high tide)
Knot (on rising/high tide)
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Water Rail
Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
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
