Latest Sightings - 1st March
Apologies for the late update, our internet has been down this morning.
It's been a lovely morning on the reserve, very calm after the storm at the weekend. The Folly Pond is very busy at the moment with good numbers of duck feeding. Our new nesting rafts are seeing some early promise, with Black-headed Gulls sitting on them in the Flood Ground!
The high tide could be worth a look this afternoon from 1pm at the Saltcot Merse Observatory. With no wind and a big tide it could be easier to see birds on the water, like the Red-throated Divers which were seen on Monday...we will have Wardens on hand to help identify the birds.
Todays high tide is at 15:06, 9.8m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 7330 inc 1 hybrid
Whooper Swans: 160
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 160
Mute Swan 40
Mallard 120
Wigeon 80
Tufted Duck 35
Gadwall 1 ♂
Teal 6
Canada Geese 15
Moorhen 5
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Teal 321
Green-winged Teal 1 ♂
Wigeon 512
Shoveler 15
Shelduck 1
Pintail 16
Mallard 11
Moorhen 3
Black-tailed Godwit 100
Oystercatcher 2
Teal Pond
Moorhen 1
Little Grebe 1
Coot 1
Gadwall 2
Mallard 4
Teal 3
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 120
Teal 150
Shoveler 9
Lapwing 100+
Golden Plover 200+
Little Egret 8
Black-headed Gull 2
Shelduck 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
