Latest Sightings - 7th December - Otter!
Dull and windy this morning, but a bit warmer than it has been.
No sign as yet of the drake American Wigeon, but it could be hiding somewhere on the reserve. The Eurasian Wigeon flock has split into a few smaller flocks, so it could be feeding anywhere on site.
An Otter briefly ran along the fenceline between the Meadow and the Flood Ground before disappearing into the rushes!
Todays high tide is at 17:29, 8.1m.
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 6,000
Whooper Swans: 98
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 98
Mute Swan 35
Mallard 150
Wigeon 80
Tufted Duck 25
Moorhen 6
Gadwall 1
Teal 12
Shelduck 1
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 80
Wigeon 168
Shoveler 20
Black-tailed Godwit 118
Redshank 2
Moorhen 4
Teal Pond
Teal 3
Mallard 3
Moorhen 2
Avenue Tower
Otter 1 - at 08:50
Wigeon 12
Teal 19
Shoveler 7
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Hen Harrier 2♂
Kestrel 1
Pink footed Geese 300+
Greylag Geese 20
Canada Goose 300
Pintail 200+
Wigeon 200+
Dunlin 200+
Golden Plover 100+
Knot 200+
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 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
