Reserve Update Wednesday 25th October - Great White Egret
The Great White Egret has once again been seen this morning out on the merse from Saltcot Merse Observatory. For such a blatantly large, white bird it does manage to hide rather well in the creeks! It has also been a day for waders with 50 Curlew in Prince Philip's Field, over 200 Lapwing and Golden Plover on the strand line on the merse and not forgetting the 5 Black-tailed Godwit in Newfield. There is a large flock of Barnacle Geese visible close in the fields from the Newfield Hide so this is worth a visit today. And if you do pop in there, the Kingfisher was spotted yesterday afternoon in the Back Pond hide which is just next door to it.
Named Whooper Swan arrivals:
YHS - Solway Siren
ZHP - Andrew K & YFZ - Ruth C A pair with 5 cygnets
YFS - Obi Swan Kenobi & YHZ - Princess Layer ( but she has lost her coloured darvic ring)
YSJ - Sheldon Whooper
YTG - Jack
Z6L - Rooby & Z7S - Bowie A pair with 1 cygnet
Z9F - Hendrick & Z6T - PP A pair with 1 cygnet
YRG - Lucky Linda
YSU - Nye
YPA - Eleanor
YSF - Topsy
YJL - Linda H
YTC - Margaret Ruth
APR - Elsie Barbara & YFB - Eric Anthony
ZGJ - Balthazar & YFP - BekahJo
YKJ- Hager (lost coloured darvic ring)
Today's high tide is at 16:12, 8.5m
Whooper Swans: 150 in the local area
Barnacle Geese: 7,500
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 57
Mute Swan 50
Mallard 104
Gadwall 1♂
Tufted Duck 31
Wigeon 20
Teal 1
Canada Geese 3
Greylag Geese 1
Moorhen 1
Cormorant 1
Roe Deer 3
Folly Pond
Teal 1424
Shoveler 14
Wigeon 121
Mallard 4
Moorhen 1
Teal Pond
Moorhen 4
Mallard 5
Gadwall 4
Avenue Tower
Mute Swan 3
Whooper Swan 14
Wigeon 12
Mallard 2
Little Grebe 1
Greylag Geese 51
Roe Deer 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Great White Egret 1
Kestrel
Buzzard 1
Peregrine 2 adults (pair)
Merlin 1
Marsh Harrier 1 juv
Mute Swan 18
Barnacle Geese 7,500+ (leucistic 1)
Pink-footed Geese 2000+
Shelduck 1000+
Pintail 860
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Teal 20
Wigeon 140
Golden Plover 530
Dunlin 500
Lapwing 485
Oystercatcher 1570
Curlew 10
Little Egret 6
Cormorant 6
Hebridean Sheep 10
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
Redwing
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/
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