Latest Sightings - 20th September - Barnies and Egret still
33 Barnacle Geese are on the merse this morning, visible at a distance from the Farmhouse Tower and Saltcot Merse Observatory. The Great Egret is also out on the merse.
8 Pintail are currently on the Folly Pond, the males still in eclipse plumage, they blend in well with the Mallard, Teal and Shoveler.
Today's high tide 15:30, 9.6m
Around the reserve today:
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 180
Wigeon 6
Tufted Duck 4
Teal 3
Little Grebe 1
Canada Geese 190
Greylag Geese 2
Folly Pond
Teal 500+
Wigeon 6
Pintail 8
Mallard 20
Snipe 6
Shoveler 30
Black-tailed Godwit 30
Canada Geese 20
Greylag Geese 8
Teal Pond
Mallard 2
Gadwall 3
Moorhen 3
Avenue Tower
Mute Swan 2 + 7 cygnets
Mallard 20
Teal 30
Gadwall 10
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Great Egret 1
Barnacle Geese 33
Canada Goose 300
Lapwing 50
Peregrine 1
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Swallow
House Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Common Whitethroat
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.
joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk
