Latest Sightings - Saturday 8th September
An overcast morning, but the Avenues are alive with birds.
The Swallows and House Martins are gathering on wires and on top of the swan pipe, ready for migration. A flock of Gold and Greenfinches are regularly feeding in the Wildlife Garden. A flock of Long-tailed Tits are doing a circuit of the Avenues. Three Mute Swans have arrived on the Whooper Pond along with 97 Mallards, a single Tufted Duck and two Little Grebe.
Today's high tide is at 11:57, 9.2m
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 3
Mallard 97
Tufted Duck 1
Teal 2
Little Grebe 2
Moorhen 1
Folly Pond
Mallard 15
Teal 150
Wigeon 4
Shoveler 7
Canada Geese 100
Greylag Geese 10
Black-tailed Godwit 3
Lapwing 6
Moorhen 1
Grey Wagtail 2
Teal Pond
Mallard 13
Moorhen 3
Mute Swan 2 plus 6 cygnets (often on Back Pond)
Avenue Tower
Mallard 17
Shoveler 2
Longhorn Cattle 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Kestrel
Osprey
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
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Blackcap
Lesser Whitethroat
Webcam
Unfortunately we have been experiencing problems with our Osprey camera this year. We hope to fix the problems before next summer. At the moment, the two Osprey chicks are still around the area but they will be heading south soon.
We aim to have Swan Cam and Badger Cam up and running soon.
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