Latest Sightings - Saturday 29th September - Barnie influx
Over 5,000 Barnacle Geese are now on the reserve, with an influx overnight.
Whooper Swans are still in the area, but are spending little time on the reserve. They have been dropping in briefly on the Whooper Pond and Flood Ground.
Wigeon and Teal numbers have really shot up on the Folly Pond in the last few days.
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 5 adults 6 cygnets
Mallard 150
Tufted Duck 5
Teal 3
Wigeon 1
Canada Geese 3
Greylag Geese 1
Little Grebe 1
Cormorant 1
Moorhen 3
Folly Pond
Mallard 5
Teal 1200
Wigeon 500+
Shoveler 10
Lapwing 50
Curlew 50
Black-tailed Godwit 5
Snipe 2
Moorhen 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Teal Pond
Gadwall 10
Mallard 1
Moorhen 3
Avenue Tower
Mallard 17
Teal 100+
Shoveler 2
Barnacle Geese 5,000+
Longhorn Cattle 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Pink-footed Geese 3,000+
Greylag Geese 30
Canada Geese 100
Peregrine 2
Buzzard
Mute Swan
Shelduck
Mallard
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Hebridean Sheep 9
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest
Webcam
We aim to have Swan Cam and Badger Cam up and running soon.
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