Latest Sightings - 29th September
Very windy on the reserve, but visibility is much improved on yesterday.
Unfortunately we have had to close the Coffee Shop today to allow the new kitchen to be fitted. It will also be closed tomorrow (Friday) but open as normal on Saturday. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Today's high tide 12:17, 8.9m
Around the reserve today:
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 8
Mallard 140
Wigeon 30
Tufted Duck 5
Moorhen 3
Little grebe 1
Folly Pond
Teal 300
Wigeon 120
Mallard 10
Snipe 4
Shoveler 20
Black-tailed Godwit 120
Moorhen 5
Grey heron 2
Kestrel 1
Teal Pond
Mallard 2
Little Grebe 1
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 26
Mallard 4
Golden Plover 140
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
Sparrowhawk 1
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Swallow
House Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
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
