Quick update, Tuesday September 13th
Reserve looks largely as yesterday; most activity is focussed on The Folly Pond again, where 178 Black-tailed Godwits and a Greenshank number among the 2200 Teal. The Great Egret is still present, having moved as usual from Folly Pond out to Saltcot Merse. An Osprey flew low over Folly Pond late last evening
Today's high tide 10:28, 7.7m
Around the reserve today:
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 4
Little Grebe 1
Gadwall 3
Mallard 90
Cormorant 1
Folly Pond
Teal 2200
Mallard 20
Snipe 30+
Shoveler 17
Moorhen 1 + 3 chicks
Black-tailed Godwit 178
Greenshank 1
Lapwing 30
Grey Heron 1
Mute Swan 2
Goshawk 1 (Sunday 11th)
Corner Field
Lapwing 225
Teal 100
Prince Phillip's Field
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
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Swallow
House Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Common Whitethroat
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Redpoll
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.
steven.cooper@wwt.org.uk
