Latest Sightings - 23rd September - a 3 Peregrine day
The 36 Barnacle Geese are still out on the merse in their usual spot this morning and they haven't been joined by any more just yet.
3 Peregrines are around the site today, two are at separate ends of the merse and one is on a fenceline in the Lochar Field.
Today's high tide 18:04, 8.2m
Around the reserve today:
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 3
Mallard 130
Wigeon 2
Tufted Duck 3
Moorhen 2
Folly Pond
Teal 600+
Wigeon 84
Mallard 20
Snipe 6
Shoveler 20
Black-tailed Godwit 102
Greenshank 1
Redshank 3
Teal Pond
Mallard 2
Gadwall 3
Moorhen 4
Coot 1
Avenue Tower
Mute Swan 1
Mallard 20
Teal 30
Wigeon 200
Peregrine 2
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Great Egret 1
Barnacle Geese 36
Mute Swan 12
Pink footed Geese 50
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
