Reserve Update Saturday 21st April
Well the sun is shining, the birds are singing....and our lonely Whooper Swan was back on the pond this morning! He has the company of a couple of Mute Swans and a good number of Tufted Ducks. The first House Martin was spotted around the Farmhouse Tower on Wednesday afternoon. There are still very good numbers of Barnacle Geese around the reserve with a max count this week of over 10,000. They tend to be visiting the fields close in to all the hides so are giving great views. The bankings of Primroses and Lesser Celandine are glowing in the sunshine.
Today's high tide is at 14:42, 8.7m
Barnacle Geese: around 7,500
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Mallard 15
Tufted Duck 19
Moorhen 2
Whooper Swan 1
Mute Swan 2
Folly Pond
Teal 70
Wigeon 3
Shoveler 20
Mallard 6
Oystercatcher 2
Moorhen 2
Black-tailed Godwit 18
Redshank 30
Mute Swan 2
Teal Pond
Mute Swan 2
Canada Goose 4
Moorhen 4
Tufted Duck 2
Oystercatcher 2 - on nest with 3 eggs
Avenue Tower
Teal 37
Wigeon 3
Black-headed Gull 8
Mute Swan 2
Oystercatcher 2
Lapwing 8
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Kestrel
Buzzard 1
Peregrine 2 adults (pair)
Merlin 1
Marsh Harrier 1
Mute Swan
Barnacle Geese
Pink-footed Geese
Shelduck
Wigeon
Red-breasted Merganser
Mallard
Golden Plover
Dunlin
Knot
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Hebridean Sheep 9
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
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Webcam
The osprey nest camera is live on our website, 10am - 5pm!
https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/ospreys/
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