Latest Sightings - 21st October
Another bright and (so far) dry morning on the reserve.
Plenty of Barnacle Geese around, on the merse and moving into the fields.
The Redwings are still piling in, and there are plenty of berries on the Hawthorns on the trees for them. Listen out for their high pitched 'seeep' calls as they fly over.
The photo below was taken yesterday by Reserve Manager Joe Bilous.
Named Whooper Swan arrivals:
YHS - Solway Siren
ZHP - Andrew K & YFZ - Ruth C A pair with 5 cygnets
YFS - Obi Swan Kenobi & YHZ - Princess Layer ( but she has lost her coloured darvic ring)
YSJ - Sheldon Whooper
YTG - Jack
Z6L - Rooby & Z7S - Bowie A pair with 1 cygnet
Z9F - Hendrick & Z6T - PP A pair with 1 cygnet
YRG - Lucky Linda
YSU - Nye
YPA - Eleanor
YSF - Topsy
YJL - Linda H
YTC - Margaret Ruth
APR - Elsie Barbara & YFB - Eric Anthony
ZGJ - Balthazar & YFP - BekahJo
Today's high tide is at 14:00, 9.4m
Whooper Swans: 150 in the local area
Barnacle Geese: 9,000
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 60
Mute Swan 36
Mallard 95
Gadwall 1♂
Tufted Duck 35
Wigeon 20
Teal 1
Canada Geese 30
Greylag Geese 5
Moorhen 4
Folly Pond
Teal 1424
Shoveler 14
Wigeon 121
Mallard 4
Moorhen 1
Redshank 2
Black-tailed Godwit 28
Teal Pond
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 5
Gadwall 1
Avenue Tower
Mute Swan 3
Whooper Swan 40
Roe Deer 4
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Kestrel
Buzzard 1
Peregrine 2 adults (pair)
Merlin 1
Marsh Harrier 1 juv
Mute Swan 18
Barnacle Geese 9,000+ (leucistic 1)
Pink-footed Geese 2000+
Shelduck 1000+
Pintail 860
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Teal 20
Wigeon 140
Golden Plover 530
Dunlin 500
Lapwing 485
Oystercatcher 1570
Curlew 10
Little Egret 6
Cormorant 6
Linnets - flocks of up to 60
Roe Deer 5
Hebridean Sheep 10
Longhorn Cattle 2
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest
Redwing
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/
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