Reserve Update Friday 4th November - Fieldfare, Scaup & named Whooper Swans
Large mixed flock of thrushes have been feeding down the Avenue today, comprising predominantly Fieldfare with some Song Thrush and Redwing. This has drawn the predators in with a pair of Sparrowhawk spotted having a tussle over a kill.
A juvenile Scaup was first spotted on the Whooper Pond yesterday and has joined us for both of the feeds to day. It is mixed in with the Tufted ducks but can be distinguished by the pale crescent shaped cheek patch.
Following on from the named Whooper Swan update contained in Saturday's post, below are the new birds in this week.
Queen of the South - yellow Z9E
Patricia - orange YFA
Annabel - orange ZJA
Don - orange YSC
Whoopie - orange ZKX
Fearn - orange YFN
Steven - orange YRS
George - red APC
Argyll - yellow Z4A
Joyce - orange ZHF
Atty - orange ZAB
Todays high tide is at 14:35, 8.7m.
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 5,000
Whooper Swans: 107
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 89 + 18 cygnets
Mute Swan 31 + 7 cygnets
Canada Geese 18
Greylag geese 1
Mallard 170
Wigeon 53
Tufted Duck 48
Moorhen 2
Gadwall 1♂
Teal 3
Little Grebe 1
Scaup 1 (Juvenile)
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 100
Wigeon 28
Moorhen 3
Shoveler 16
Mallard 2
Barnacle Geese 300+
Teal Pond
Wigeon 5
Avenue Tower
Barnacle Geese 5,000
Wigeon 82
Teal 8
Shoveler 4
Greylag Geese 2
Pintail 1
Mallard 2
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese 5,000
Great Egret 1
Peregrine 1
Merlin 2
Sparrowhawk 1
Hen Harrier 2 (male and ringtail)
Kestrel 1
Pink footed Geese 300+
Greylag Geese 20
Canada Goose 300
Pintail 200+
Wigeon 200+
Dunlin 200+
Golden Plover 100+
Knot 200+
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Fieldfare
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Chiffchaff
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Redpoll
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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Osprey Webcam
The winter webcam is now showing the Whooper Pond. The first few Whooper Swans have already shown up and later in the winter we enjoy the superb spectacle of up to 300 of them along with a variety of wild ducks and geese at feed times - 11:00 and 14:00 daily
rhiannon.hatfield@wwt.org.uk
