Monday September 12th update
Plenty to look out for again today, especially on the Folly Pond and in The Corner Field/Prince Philip's Field where there was a total of 3000 Teal yesterday and still similar nos. today, along with 172 Black-tailed Godwits and the odd Ruff and Greenshank. Two Spotted Redshanks were on The Folly yesterday, as was a male Goshawk on two separate occasions, failing to take a Teal each time. The Great Egret is still around, but hard to pin down, alternating between Folly Pond and Saltcot Merse. A single Barnacle Goose overflew with Canada Geese last evening, presumed over-summerer or feral
Today's high tide 09:21, 7.1m
Around the reserve today:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 1
Mute Swan 5 + 6 Cygnets
Little Grebe 1
Gadwall 3
Mallard 40
Cormorant 6
Folly Pond
Teal C3000
Mallard 20
Snipe 30+
Shoveler 17
Moorhen 1 + 3 chicks
Black-tailed Godwit 172
Spotted Redshank 2 (yesterday)
Lapwing 20
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 2
Goshawk 1 (yesterday)
Corner Field
Lapwing 225
Ruff 1
Prince Phillip's Field
Teal 100
Wigeon 11
Pintail 3
Black-tailed Godwit 10
Teal Pond
Mallard 2
Gadwall 3
Moorhen 3
Avenue Tower
Mute Swan Cygnet 1
Mallard 20
Teal 30
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Great Egret 1
Canada Goose 300
Lapwing 50
Wheatear 6
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Swallow
House Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Common Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
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.
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