Reserve Update Wednesday 22nd February
Bit of a blustery start to this morning. Good numbers of Redshank, Lapwing and Black-tailed Godwit feeding (and sleeping!) around the edges of the Folly Pond. No sign of either of the drake Green-winged Teal so far. If visiting, you may notice that our Teal Pond is now sporting a rather fetching raft to help provide more nesting opportunities for bird such as our Oystercatchers and Black-headed Gulls. More will follow on some of the other pools over the next few weeks.
Todays high tide is at 09:17, 7.4m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 7000 inc 1 hybrid
Whooper Swans: 150
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 150
Mute Swan 36
Mallard 122
Wigeon 80
Tufted Duck 23
Gadwall 1 ♂
Teal 6
Canada Geese 28
Moorhen 5
Oystercatcher 2
Little Egret 1
Folly Pond
Teal 60
Green-winged Teal 2 ♂♂ 20.02.17
Wigeon 113
Shoveler 30
Shelduck 1
Mallard 16
Moorhen 3
Lapwing 153
Redshank 49
Black-tailed Godwit 99
Pintail 1
Oystercatcher 1
Teal Pond
Moorhen 1
Mallard 5
Wigeon 4
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 87
Teal 74
Shoveler 9
Pintail 2
Lapwing 66
Little Egret 1
Shelduck 1
Mute Swan 2
Redshank 5
Greylag Goose 1
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 2
Merlin 2
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel 1
Hen Harrier 2
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Knot
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Twite
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/
rhiannon.hatfield@wwt.org.uk
