Reserve Update Wednesday 7th September
The Black-tailed Godwits have now moved on from the Folly Pond. However, there are good numbers of Lapwing in compensation, along with a Greenshank, Teal, Snipe and Shoveler.
Down at Avenue Tower, the Willow Warbler are still around and are joined by Goldfinch, Blue Tit, Great Tit and Chaffinch all feeding on the dock and rush seeds.
Today's high tide 16:33, 8.3m
Around the reserve today:
Whooper Pond
Mute swan 2 + 7 large cygnets
Moorhen 1
Little Grebe 1
Mallard 108
Canada Geese 49
Tufted Duck 2
Folly Pond
Teal 400
Wigeon 7
Mallard 6
Lapwing 74
Greenshank 1
Snipe 20
Shoveler 10
Moorhen 1 + 3 chicks
Teal Pond
Mallard 5
Gadwall 3
Avenue Tower
Grey Heron 1
Willow Warbler
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
