Reserve Update - Saturday 17th December
Frosty start to the morning, meaning the Whooper Swans have been glad of their feed on the pond. The cool morning has also seen the re-appearance of a pair of Yellowhammers in the Hawthorns on the way down to the Peter Scott Observatory. The Drake American Wigeon has not been observed on site since Thursday afternoon although good numbers of Eurasian Wigeon continue to use the pond edges around the Folly Pond for foraging. The Barnacle Geese have also been making use of the grassland around the Folly Pond and surrounding fields.
Todays high tide is at 14:25, 9.6m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 7000
Whooper Swans: 132
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 132
Mute Swan 41
Mallard 89
Wigeon 46
Tufted Duck 11
Moorhen 5
Gadwall 1
Teal 5
Canada Geese 56
Greylag Geese 4
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 91
Wigeon 314
Shoveler 16
Black-tailed Godwit 85
Lapwing 2
Pintail 3
Moorhen 3
Mallard 22
Teal Pond
Teal 1
Mallard 3
Gadwall 2
Wigeon 11
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 151
Teal 71
Shoveler 2
Goosander 1
Pintail 1
Grey Heron 1
Lapwing 2
Gadwall 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
rhiannon.hatfield@wwt.org.uk
