Reserve Update Saturday 3rd September
The Swallow chicks are now flying although they are making regular pitstops back into the Teal Pond Hide. Two Sparrowhawks were seen along the Avenues, one of which was lurking in the hedgerow next to the Paddock in the hopes of an easy meal.
The Folly Pond is once again teaming with life, over a hundred Black-tailed Godwits once more, joined by Teal, Wigeon, Shoveler, Snipe and Lapwing.
Today's high tide 14:24, 9.2m
Around the reserve today:
Whooper Pond
Mute swan 2 + 7 large cygnets
Moorhen 1 + 2 large chicks
Mallard 122
Folly Pond
Teal 398
Wigeon 1
Mallard 6
Lapwing 27
Black-tailed Godwit 114
Snipe 16
Shoveler 10
Moorhen 1 + 3 chicks
Teal Pond
Mallard 5
Moorhen 2 + 3 chick
Swallow 4 + 3 fledglings (now flying!)
Avenue Tower
Mute Swan cygnet 1
Mallard 1
Cormorant 1
Roe Deer 2
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Canada Goose 300
Lapwing 50
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Swallow
House Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Common Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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Osprey Webcam
The Ospreys have now fledged and are not returning to the nest very often so we will soon be starting our blog as we follow the satellite tagged chicks on their first migration.
As October approaches we will hopefully be switching to our winter webcam showing the Whooper Pond, where some 300 Whooper Swans will spend the winter.
rhiannon.hatfield@wwt.org.uk
