Latest Sightings - 13th January
After a cold night, the sun is out and the reserve looks great.
Plenty of birds on the Whooper Pond, but the sun is just in the wrong place for counting the Folly Pond. The Green-winged Teal and American Wigeon could be out there but we can't see them at the moment.
5 Fieldfare flew over yesterday, and the snow further north could begin to push more winter species onto the reserve.
Todays high tide is at 12:45, 9.8m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 7000
Whooper Swans: 153
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 153
Mute Swan 54
Mallard 256
Wigeon 80
Tufted Duck 4
Gadwall 1 ♂
Teal 8
Canada Geese 191
Greylag Geese 2
Little Egret 1
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
American Wigeon 1 ♂
Teal 50
Wigeon 50
Shoveler 20
Moorhen 3
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 330
Teal 230
Shoveler 7
Pintail 2
Golden Plover 360
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel 1
Hen Harrier 1
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Knot
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer
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/
joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk
