Reserve Update Friday 10th December
The Black-tailed Godwit are showing nicely on the Folly Pond currently with 61 individuals present. They tend to fly out to the Newfield to feed later on returning to Folly Pond at dusk. Some more new arrivals for the Whooper Swans this morning so please see below. Raptor sightings remain good with regular sightings of Hen and Marsh Harrier, as well as the Peregrines down at Saltcot. A kestrel was looking lovely in the sunshine perched in the red willows behind Whooper Pond first thing.
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
YHD - Fionnaghal
Z4A - Argyll
YRK - Gylfi
YRN - Douglas Flintoff
YJF - Professor Sponge
YPK - Euan David
(Lost coloured ring) - New York Lady
ZDL - Rose (in with her mate and 2 cygnets)
YDK - Rowenna (in with a mate and 1 cygnet)
Z5N - Andy
Z9T - Suzanne (in with her mate, possibly cygnets - so watch this space)
Today's high tide is at 16:50, 8.5m.
Whooper Swans: 200 in the local area
Barnacle Geese: around 6,000
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 118
Mute Swan 47
Mallard 188
Gadwall 1
Tufted Duck 44
Wigeon 107
Teal 2
Canada Geese 75
Moorhen 1
Folly Pond
Teal 500
Shoveler 27
Wigeon 400
Mallard 4
Black-tailed Godwit 61
Whooper Swan 1
Canada Goose 1
Teal Pond
Coot 1
Mallard 7
Gadwall 5
Wigeon 26
Teal 5
Moorhen 2
Avenue Tower
Hen Harrier 1 (female/juv)
Mute Swan 3
Wigeon 82
Teal 58
Shoveler 12
Pintail 1
Greylag Geese 23
Pink-footed Geese 1
Curlew 29
Lapwing 9
Little Egret 1
Roe Deer 5
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Great White Egret 1
Kestrel
Buzzard 1
Peregrine 2 adults (pair)
Merlin 1
Marsh Harrier 1 juv
Hen Harrier Male and Ringtail
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
Fieldfare
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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