Latest Sightings - 27th December - Sunshine!
A bright and sunny start to the day, with a fantastic orange sunrise.
Yesterday's Otter could still be around, as the birds were very jumpy on the Whooper Pond this morning. Most of them were out of the water, and many of them were feeding off the reserve suggesting something had disturbed them. They are now beginning to return to the Whooper Pond.
Great numbers of Barnacle Geese around the reserve and surrounding fields.
Todays high tide is at 11:06, 8.6m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 5000
Whooper Swans: 29 at 08:30 but more flying in all the time!
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 28 at 08:30 but more flying in all the time!
Mute Swan 30
Mallard 90
Wigeon 40
Tufted Duck 10
Greater Scaup 1 1st winter ♂
Moorhen 2
Gadwall 1
Teal 6
Canada Geese 70
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
American Wigeon 1♂ - not seen yet today, but thousands of Wigeon on Folly Pond and Flood Ground...
Teal 100+
Wigeon 500+
Shoveler 20
Black-tailed Godwit 130
Pintail 6
Moorhen 3
Mallard 20
Teal Pond
Teal 1
Mallard 6
Shoveler 1
Wigeon 8
Coot 1
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 400+
Teal 900+
Shoveler 5
Pintail 6
Lapwing 70
Buzzard 2 - with a pigeon kill
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Hen Harrier 1
Kestrel 1
Pink footed Geese
Greylag Geese
Canada Goose
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Knot
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Fieldfare
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Redpoll
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/
The Whooper Swans now regularly number around 150 at feed times - 11:00 and 14:00 daily
joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk
