Reserve Update Friday 30th September
Wigeon numbers are building up on the reserve with birds to be seen at Folly Pond, Whooper Pond, out on the Flood Ground and Merse. A Peregrine was once again seen swooping along the Merse from the Avenue Tower yesterday afternoon.
Once again we would like to remind people that the Coffee shop is closed today on the Reserve, apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.
Today's high tide 12:53, 9.1m
Around the reserve today:
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 9
Mallard 143
Wigeon 21
Tufted Duck 8
Moorhen 2
Little grebe 1
Folly Pond
Teal 192
Wigeon 74
Mallard 10
Snipe 1
Shoveler 13
Black-tailed Godwit 150
Moorhen 5
Teal Pond
Mute Swan 1
Moorhen 5
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 42
Mallard 2
Teal 5
Shoveler 3
Mute Swan 1
Golden Plover 9
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Great Egret 1
Barnacle Geese 36
Mute Swan 12
Pink footed Geese 50
Greylag Geese 20
Canada Goose 300
Wigeon 156
Peregrine 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Swallow
House Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Redpoll
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
