Quick update, Tuesday Jan 24th
Fewer swans this morning, about 140 Whoopers at the early feed, where the pond had relatively few duck to begin with - otter activity again? Visibility is much better today - the fog has gone, replaced with a sharp SW wind. Green-winged Teal is of course on The Folly Pond, American Wigeon on The Flood Ground
Todays high tide is at 09:54, 7.8m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 4000-ish
Whooper Swans: 140
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 140
Mute Swan 40
Mallard 60
Wigeon 45
Tufted Duck 8
Gadwall 1 ♂
Teal 8
Canada Geese 130
Moorhen 8
Oystercatcher 2
Otter 3
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 250
Wigeon 400
Shoveler 8
Shelduck 2
Black-tailed Godwit 80
Little Egret 2
Mallard 29
Moorhen 3
Teal Pond
Wigeon 2
Teal 10
Mallard 1
Moorhen 3
Avenue Tower
American Wigeon 1 ♂
Wigeon 400
Teal 300
Shoveler 7
Pintail 3
Whooper Swan 1
Greylag Geese 20
Curlew
Lapwing
Golden Plover
Little Egret 6
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel 1
Hen Harrier 1
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Knot
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
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/
steven.cooper@wwt.org.uk
