Reserve Update Saturday 31st December - Drake Mandarin Duck??
It was a double take moment at the 11am Swan feed this morning, with the presence of a lovely drake Mandarin Duck joining the regulars on the Whooper Pond. The American Wigeon has migrated back to the Folly Pond to join the Green-winged Teal. Those visitors hoping to catch up with it down at the Avenue Tower were rewarded with a perched male Merlin on a nearby fence post.
Todays high tide is at 13:28, 8.9m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 4,500
Whooper Swans: 109
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 109
Mute Swan 47
Mallard 41
Wigeon 61
Tufted Duck 15
Moorhen 9
Gadwall 1
Teal 3
Canada Geese 152
Oystercatcher 1
Little Egret 1
Mandarin Duck 1♂
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
American Wigeon 1♂
Teal 100+
Wigeon 500+
Shoveler 25
Black-tailed Godwit 116
Redshank 39
Lapwing 100+
Moorhen 3
Mallard 17
Teal Pond
Teal 4
Mallard 17
Shoveler 1
Wigeon 3
Whooper Swan 1
Mute Swan 1
Gadwall 2
Moorhen 1
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 500+
Hen Harrier 1♂ 30/12
Merlin 1♂
Teal 500+
Shoveler 7
Pintail 3
Lapwing 117
Golden Plover 60
Barnacle Geese 500+
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Hen Harrier 1
Kestrel 1
Pink footed Geese
Greylag Geese
Canada Goose
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Knot
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 Whooper Swans now regularly number around 150 at feed times - 11:00 and 14:00 daily
rhiannon.hatfield@wwt.org.uk
