Latest Sightings - 27th October
A brilliant sunny morning on the reserve, and significantly colder. This should help to bring more birds onto the reserve, especially the Whooper Swans.
With northerly winds we will expect a 'fall' of Whoopers over the next few days.
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
YKJ- Hagar (lost coloured darvic ring)
YHV - Wowsie
Today's high tide is at 16:12, 8.5m
Whooper Swans: 150 in the local area
Barnacle Geese: 7,500
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 60
Mute Swan 50
Mallard 110
Gadwall 1♂
Tufted Duck 31
Wigeon 20
Teal 1
Canada Geese 3
Greylag Geese 1
Moorhen 1
Cormorant 1
Roe Deer 3
Folly Pond
Teal 1400
Shoveler 14
Wigeon 120
Mallard 4
Moorhen 1
Teal Pond
Moorhen 4
Coot 1
Mallard 5
Gadwall 4
Avenue Tower
Mute Swan 3
Whooper Swan 14
Wigeon 12
Pintail 1
Mallard 2
Little Grebe 1
Greylag Geese 51
Lapwing 27
Curlew 7
Roe Deer 5
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Great White Egret 1
Kestrel
Buzzard 1
Peregrine 2 adults (pair)
Merlin 1
Marsh Harrier 1 juv
Mute Swan 18
Barnacle Geese 7,500+ (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
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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