Spring has Sprung!
Spring has sprung around the reserve, although the weather the past couple of days does slightly dampen that opinion. Primroses are bursting into bloom down the Avenue and the first daffodils have made an appearance in the Wildlife Garden. Song Thrush are singing down Saltcot Loaning, our Oystercatcher pair are making a claim of ownership on the island in the Whooper Pond and birds have been observed carrying nesting material. The Teal are busy displaying on the Folly Pond and have been joined in their display by the Green-winged Teal. We have new swans arriving on site who have made a northwards migration from their wintering grounds at our reserve down in Welney.
Opening times:
10am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day
Named Whooper Swan arrivals:
YHS - Solway Siren
Lost Darvic - Hagar
YJL - Linda H
YSJ - Sheldon Whooper
ZVY - Orchid
YFS - Obi Swan Kenobi
Lost Darvic - Princess Layer
XLN - Gylfi
YFU - Magnus
YHV- Wowsie (+ 1 cygnet)
ZXJ - Ruth C (+ 4 cygnets)
Z6L - Rooby & Z7S - Bowie (+ 2 cygnets)
Z5N - Andy
YFB - Eric Anthony
YTC - Margaret Ruth
Z9F - Hendrik
APR - Elsie Barbara
YRG - Lucky Linda
ZJA - Annabel
YRS - Stephen
YSK - Countess of Boulogne
YFF - Solway Annie
ZXP - Mary
ZGT - Butterbur
YRN - Douglas Flintoff
YSF - Topsy
Lost darvic - Kate Two
Lost darvic - New York Lady
Lost darvic - Atty
Lost darvic - Renfrew
Lost darvic - Paisley
Lost darvic - Aspen
APC - George
YFP - Bekah Jo (+ 3 cygnets)
YHH - Lady Ela (+ 1 cygnet)
XKA - Eleanor
Z6R - Archie
YPH - McMurdoston
YTF - Odette
YPV - McNoo
ZKZ - Hector
Lost Darvic - Snoopy
YRH - Rufus
Lost Darvic - Silje
Lost Darvic - Blackbill Cupcake
Lost Darvic - Suzanne
Lost Darvic - T. J. Whooper
Lost Darvic - Whoopie
ZVA - Bonsai
ZFJ - Beryl
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 117
Mute Swan 43
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 48
Tufted Duck 45
Greater Scaup 2
Teal 7
Wigeon 67
Moorhen 6
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Teal 700
Green-winged Teal 1 male
Wigeon 500
Shoveler 30
Mallard 20
Pintail 6
Black-tailed Godwit 30
Redshank 15
Shelduck 3
Tufted Duck 1
Teal Pond
Teal 5
Wigeon 4
Mute Swan 5
Moorhen 5
Gadwall 2
Avenue Tower
Mallard
Teal
Shoveler
Wigeon
Gadwall
Pintail
Curlew
Lapwing
Golden Plover
Dunlin
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan
Barnacle Geese
Longhorn Cattle 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Pink-footed Geese
Barnacle Geese
Greylag Geese
Canada Geese
Peregrine
Merlin
Hen Harrier
Buzzard
Mute Swan
Shelduck
Mallard
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Yellowhammer
Bullfinch
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest
Webcam
The winter webcam is now showing the Whooper Pond during the day and the badger feeding area from 5pm onwards.
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