Latest Sightings - 2nd December
Overcast and a bit dull this morning, but dry at the moment.
Teal and Wigeon numbers are still quite good. The Whooper Swans are feeding in surrounding fields so numbers on the reserve have dropped a bit.
2 juvenile Greater Scaup are on the Whooper Pond with the Tufted Ducks.
A Peregrine is perched on a fenceline at the Avenue Tower with its kill.
Todays high tide is at 13:43, 9.1m.
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 3,000
Whooper Swans: 73
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 55 + 18 cygnets
Mute Swan 31
Mallard 200
Wigeon 80
Tufted Duck 25
Moorhen 6
Gadwall 1
Teal 12
Shelduck 1
Greater Scaup 2 juv
Folly Pond
Teal 35
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Moorhen 4
Mute Swan 1
Teal Pond
Teal 3
Mallard 3
Moorhen 2
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 99
Teal 87
Shoveler 7
Pintail 2
Greylag Goose 2
Peregrine 1
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Hen Harrier 2♂
Kestrel 1
Pink footed Geese 300+
Greylag Geese 20
Canada Goose 300
Pintail 200+
Wigeon 200+
Dunlin 200+
Golden Plover 100+
Knot 200+
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 first few Whooper Swans have already shown up and later in the winter we enjoy the superb spectacle of up to 300 of them along with a variety of wild ducks and geese at feed times - 11:00 and 14:00 daily
joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk
