Accessibility during autumn and winter

During the colder months, the reserve can be wet and muddy so waterproof footwear is recommended. Those with limited mobility or using push wheelchairs may find traversing the Avenue and Saltcot Loaning unsuitable. Please call us on 01387 770200 for more info.

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Latest Sightings 14th October - Lazy geese

The Barnacle Geese are being very lazy this morning, most of them are still out on the roost. They will hopefully get moving soon.

The Great Egret was in the Flood Ground this morning, having possibly popped across to Cumbria yesterday. It has moved off again, probably onto the merse.

Today's high tide 11.35, 9.0m


Around the reserve today:

Barnacle Geese: 10,000 inc 4 leucistics

Whooper Swans: 27 - at the road end in stubble field

Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 5 + 7 cygnets
Mallard 135
Wigeon 40
Tufted Duck 15
Moorhen 3
Little grebe 1
Gadwall 1♂
Greylag Goose 2

Folly Pond
Mute Swan 2
Teal 43
Wigeon 49
Snipe 3

Teal Pond
Mute Swan 1

Avenue Tower
Great Egret 1
Wigeon 18
Teal 19
Shoveler 3
Mute Swan 3
Snipe 1
Canada Goose 1
Greylag Goose 1
Longhorn Cattle 3

Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese 6000+
Mute Swan 12
Pink footed Geese 100+
Greylag Geese 20
Canada Goose 300
Wigeon 200
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Hebridean Sheep 12

Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Chiffchaff
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Redpoll
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker

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Osprey Webcam

The winter webcam is now showing the Whooper Pond. The first few Whooper Swans have already shown up and later in the winter we enjoy the superb spectacle of up to 300 of them along with a variety of wild ducks and geese at feed times - 11:00 and 14:00 daily

joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk

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