Accessibility during autumn and winter

During the colder months, the reserve can be wet and muddy so waterproof footwear is recommended. Those with limited mobility or using push wheelchairs may find traversing the Avenue and Saltcot Loaning unsuitable. Please call us on 01387 770200 for more info.

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Recent counts for barnacle geese and whooper swans

Today's barnacle goose count was 5,700 with large groups constantly on the move between fields and the merse. Whooper numbers today were 23 on the whooper pond, and 10 on the flood ground.

5,700 barnacle geese were counted from the tower this morning, with huge groups flying over the reserve at all times of the day, settling in nearby fields.

Whooper numbers are increasing with a few more juveniles being spotted on the ponds and 23 in total on the whooper pond this morning, some of which with rings and names! There were also 10 whoopers that moved on to the flood ground to graze with a group of barnacle geese.


We have also had daily hen harrier sightings looking out from saltcot and 82 black-tailed godwits on the folly pond yesterday.

Photo credit: Alex Hillier

This weekend's high tide times are:

sat 16th - 10:03 22:20
sun 17th - 11:00 23:12

As well as this week's highlights, you are likely to see the following on the reserve:

Birds

Mammals

Butterflies

Damselflies & Dragonflies

Named Whooper Swans

Mute Swan

Hare

Red Admiral

Large Red

Yellow ZHD - Renouf

Greylag geese

Roe Deer

Meadow Brown

Blue-tailed

Yellow ZND - Rosie

Canada Geese

Weasel

Green-veined White

Azure

Yellow ZLD - McMurdoston

Shelduck

Stoat

Large White

Common Blue

Orange XLX - Linda Graham

Mallard

Fox

Small Tortoiseshell

Common Darter

Yellow ZLS - Handel

Gadwall

Otter

Yellow ZXP - Mary

Shoveler

Teal

Pheasant

Cormorant

Little Egret

Grey Heron

Buzzard

Kestrel

Peregrine Falcon

Merlin

Sparrowhawk

Moorhen

Oystercatcher

Lapwing

Common Sandpiper

Redshank

Black-tailed Godwit

Curlew

Snipe

Black-headed Gull

Common Gull

Herring Gull

Great Black Backed Gull

Wood Pigeon

Collared Dove

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Skylark

Sand Martin

House Martin

Barn Swallow

Meadow Pipit

Pied Wagtail

Dunnock

Robin

Song Thrush

Blackbird

Blackcap

Chiffchaff

Wren

Great Tit

Coal Tit

Blue Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Treecreeper

Jackdaw

Rook

Carrion Crow

Raven

Starling

House Sparrow

Tree Sparrow

Chaffinch

Linnet

Goldfinch

Greenfinch

Reed Bunting

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