Latest Sightings - 21st October - More Whoopers arriving
More newly arrived Whooper Swans this morning, with another named swan 'Monty' red APH on the Whooper Pond along with a Martin Mere regular, 11 year old yellow K4C.
This Peregrine was perched up at the Avenue Tower first thing, a big flock of Long-tailed Tits along the Avenue as well as Goldcrests and Treecreepers flitting among the trees.
Today's high tide 16:46, 8.9m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 12,000 inc 4 leucistics
Whooper Swans: 78
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 44
Mute Swan 6 + 7 cygnets
Canada Geese 2
Mallard 135
Wigeon 42
Tufted Duck 47
Moorhen 4
Gadwall 1♂
Teal 6
Folly Pond
Whooper Swans 33
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 290
Wigeon 50
Moorhen 3
Teal Pond
Coot 1
Avenue Tower
Great Egret 1 (seen 17/10/16)
Barnacle Geese 1000+
Wigeon 100 (merse)
Teal 130 (merse)
Lapwing 400+ (merse)
Peregrine 1
Linnet 10
Lesser Redpoll 2
Goldfinch 20
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese 6000+
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Rintail 1
Kestrel 1
Pink footed Geese 100+
Greylag Geese 20
Canada Goose 300
Pintail 200+
Wigeon 200+
Dunlin 200+
Golden Plover 100+
Knot 200+
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Yellow-browed Warbler (heard calling 17/10/16)
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
