Reserve update - Sunday December 18th, 12:00
A bonny bright day today. Plenty of Eurasian Wigeon but no American again so far. The Black-tailed Godwits are still at around 135, with a few Lapwing and Redshank dotted in. Water Rail remains quite confiding under the Peter Scott Trail feeders, along with a few Tree Sparrows etc. There's a single leucistic Barnacle Goose among the C6,000 around today. Whooper nos. are consistent at about 150
Todays high tide is at 15:15, 9.2m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 6000
Whooper Swans: 145
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 145
Mute Swan 43
Mallard 89
Wigeon 46
Tufted Duck 23
Scaup 2
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 135
Redshank 5
Lapwing 10
Pintail 3
Moorhen 3
Mallard 22
Teal Pond
Teal 1
Mallard 3
Gadwall 2
Wigeon 11
Avenue Tower
Merlin 1
Wigeon 175
Teal 250
Shoveler 7
Goosander 1
Pintail 1
Grey Heron 1
Lapwing 400
Gadwall 1
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Hen Harrier 2♂
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
steven.cooper@wwt.org.uk
