Latest Sightings - 20th October - Marsh Harrier and Redwings
A fantastic morning at the Saltcot Merse Observatory with thousands of Barnacle Geese, Peregrine, Merlin and Marsh Harrier showing well.
Plenty of Redwings now in the Avenues so keep an eye on the Hawthorns!
Named Whooper Swan arrivals:
ZHP - Andrew K & YFZ - 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
YPA - Eleanor
YSF - Topsy
YJL - Linda H
YTC - Margaret Ruth
APR - Elsie Barbara & YFB - Eric Anthony
Today's high tide is at 13:27, 9.4m
Whooper Swans: 150 in the local area
Barnacle Geese: 9,000
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 55
Mute Swan 35
Mallard 95
Gadwall 1♂
Tufted Duck 38
Wigeon 19
Teal 1
Canada Geese 5
Greylag Geese 2
Moorhen 4
Folly Pond
Teal 720
Shoveler 11
Wigeon 190
Mallard 20
Moorhen 1
Redshank 20
Black-tailed Godwit 30
Teal Pond
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 5
Gadwall 1
Avenue Tower
Mute Swan 3
Whooper Swan 36
Roe Deer 4
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Kestrel
Buzzard 1
Peregrine 2 adults (pair)
Merlin 1
Marsh Harrier 1 juv
Mute Swan 18
Barnacle Geese 9,000+ (leucistic 1)
Pink-footed Geese 2000+
Shelduck 1000+
Pintail 860
Red-breasted Merganser 6
Teal 20
Wigeon 140
Black-headed Gull 420
Great Black-backed Gull 116
Herring Gull 317
Common Gull 654
Golden Plover 530
Dunlin 500
Lapwing 485
Oystercatcher 1570
Ring Plover 150
Curlew 10
Little Egret 6
Cormorant 6
Guillemot 1
Linnets - flocks of up to 60
Roe Deer 5
Hebridean Sheep 10
Longhorn Cattle 2
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Chiffchaff
Blackcap
Goldcrest
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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