Latest Sightings - 20th January
A bit of mist around today, but the ponds are all visible.
The drake Green-winged Teal is on the Folly Pond as usual, and we are just trying to locate the drake American Wigeon but he is probably on the Flood Ground.
Todays high tide is at 05:30, 7.7m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 5000
Whooper Swans: 150
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 150
Mute Swan 52
Mallard 190
Wigeon 45
Tufted Duck 12
Gadwall 1 ♂
Teal 5
Canada Geese 190
Moorhen 10
Little Egret 1
Oystercatcher 2 - prospecting for nesting sites
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 130
Wigeon 90
Shoveler 8
Shelduck 2
Black-tailed Godwit 50+
Little Egret 2
Mallard 25
Moorhen 3
Avenue Tower
American Wigeon 1 ♂
Wigeon 350+
Teal 460
Shoveler 3
Lapwing 200
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
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
