Latest Sightings - 27th January - Sun and Ice
A sunny but cold morning on the reserve and the swans are having to play at ice breakers this morning as most of the ponds are frozen solid.
A drake Green-winged Teal is on the Flood Ground at the moment, no sign of one on the Folly Pond so it is probably our usual bird which has moved.
Todays high tide is at 12:00, 9m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 6500
Whooper Swans: 166
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 166
Mute Swan 50
Mallard 80
Wigeon 60
Tufted Duck 12
Greater Scaup 1 first winter ♂
Gadwall 1 ♂
Teal 5
Canada Geese 106
Moorhen 7
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Teal 50
Wigeon 10
Shoveler 8
Pintail 6
Shelduck 2
Little Egret 2
Mallard 29
Moorhen 3
Teal Pond
ICE!
Avenue Tower
American Wigeon 1 ♂ possibly here but not seen yet...
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Wigeon 382
Teal 178
Shoveler 2
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel 1
Hen Harrier 1
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Knot
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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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/
joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk
