Update, Monday 5th March
A Balmy 5C today, with the snow virtually gone (the Blackshaw approach road requires care close to the centre but is easily driven), resulting in "The Return of the Barnacle" - a good few thousand around today after a relative dearth over the snowy period - I could only find 600 yesterday. The ponds have a mixture of ice and open water so there are plenty of duck around. Male Hen Harrier and Peregrine too, and there was a female Goshawk last week just before the snow set in... There's a Spring tide today at half-past two
Named Whooper Swan arrivals:
XKU - Solway Siren
ZHP - Andrew K & ZXJ - 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
XKA - Eleanor
YSF - Topsy
YJL - Linda H
YTC - Margaret Ruth
APR - Elsie Barbara & YFB - Eric Anthony
ZGJ - Balthazar & YFP - BekahJo
YKJ- Hagar (lost coloured darvic ring)
YHV - Wowsie
YHD - Fionnaghal
Z4A - Argyll
XLN - Gylfi
YRN - Douglas Flintoff
ZXD - Professor Sponge
YPK - Euan David
(Lost coloured ring) - New York Lady
ZDL - Rose (in with her mate and 2 cygnets)
YDK - Rowena (in with a mate and 1 cygnet)
Z5N - Andy
Z9T - Suzanne (in with her mate and 4 cygnets)
YHC - Charlie (in with a mate and 1 cygnet)
ZAB - Atty & YJH - Kate Two
APC- George
(Lost coloured ring)- Aspen
Z7G- Charners
YSK- Countess of Boulogne & YRS - Steven A pair with 5 cygnets
YFN - Fearn
(Lost coloured ring) - Snoopy
(Lost coloured ring) - Blackbill Cupcake
YHH - Lady Ela
ZGL - Elin
YPH- McMurdoston & YTF - Odette* A pair with 2 cygnets
ZFP - Siljy
Today's high tide is at 14:33, 9.6m.
Whooper Swans: 170
Barnacle Geese: around 4,000
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 152
Mute Swan 55
Mallard 130
Gadwall 1
Wigeon 45
Teal 12
Tufted Duck 6
Greater Scaup 1 female
Canada Geese 15
Greylag Geese 2
Moorhen 5
Little Egret 1
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Teal 280
Wigeon 75
Shoveler 8
Mallard 25
Curlew 10
Teal Pond
Wigeon 70
Teal 30
Mallard 30
Gadwall 8
Mute Swan 2
Moorhen 2
Avenue Tower
Teal 100
Wigeon 100
Mallard 5
Shoveler 4
Gadwall 1
Pintail 8
Goosander (female) 2
Moorhen 1
Curlew 30
Lapwing 30
Little Egret 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Kestrel
Buzzard 2
Peregrine 2 adults (pair)
Merlin 1
Hen Harrier 1 male
Mute Swan 2
Barnacle Geese
Pink-footed Geese
Shelduck 50+
Wigeon 70
Red-breasted Merganser 6 (high tide)
Mallard 20
Golden Plover 100+
Dunlin 4000
Knot
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Hebridean Sheep 9
Longhorn Cattle 2
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Brambling - occasional
Yellowhammer
Lesser Redpoll
Siskin
Bullfinch
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest
Redwing
Fieldfare
Webcam
The winter webcam is now showing the Whooper Pond during the day and the badger feeding area from 5pm onwards.
https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/webcam/
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