Latest Sightings - 28th December
Another dry morning on the reserve.
No sign yet of the American Wigeon, but there are huge numbers of Wigeon on site on the Folly Pond and especially at the Avenue Tower.
Drake Green-winged Teal is on the Folly Pond.
Yesterday a Kingfisher was fishing on the Back Pond.
Todays high tide is at 11:43, 8.8m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 7000 including 1 leucistic
Whooper Swans: 41 at 08:30 but more flying in all the time!
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 41 at 08:30 but more flying in all the time!
Mute Swan 30
Mallard 90
Wigeon 40
Tufted Duck 10
Moorhen 2
Gadwall 1
Teal 6
Canada Geese 70
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
American Wigeon 1♂ - not seen yet today, but thousands of Wigeon on Folly Pond and Flood Ground...
Teal 100+
Wigeon 500+
Shoveler 20
Black-tailed Godwit 130
Pintail 6
Moorhen 3
Mallard 20
Teal Pond
Teal 1
Mallard 6
Shoveler 1
Wigeon 8
Whooper Swan 1
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 900+
Teal 2000+
Shoveler 5
Pintail 10+
Lapwing 97
Black-tailed Godwit 111
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Hen Harrier 1
Kestrel 1
Pink footed Geese
Greylag Geese
Canada Goose
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Knot
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Fieldfare
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Redpoll
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/
The Whooper Swans now regularly number around 150 at feed times - 11:00 and 14:00 daily
joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk
