Tuesday Jan 10th
Turning a bit blustery now. We've just located the American Wigeon in a flock of Eurasians, down near the Avenue Tower. This bird is proving to be a bit more of a challenge than the Green-winged Teal (on Folly Pond as per usual), given its propensity for using different areas of the reserve. Lots of the usual suspects on show of course, and the otter was back this morning resulting in some nervous birds at the morning feed
Todays high tide is at 10:12, 8.8m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: C8500
Whooper Swans: 135
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 135
Mute Swan 40
Mallard 30
Wigeon 40
Tufted Duck 12
Scaup 1
Moorhen 5
Gadwall 1
Canada Geese 100
Greylag Geese 2
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 50
Wigeon 50
Shoveler 20
Moorhen 3
Whooper Swan
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 330
American Wigeon ♂
Teal 230
Shoveler 7
Pintail 2
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel 1
Hen Harrier 1
Pink footed Geese
Greylag Geese
Canada Goose
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Knot
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
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/
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