Reserve update, Monday Jan 23rd
Despite the foggy conditions today we've had quite an exciting morning. Three otters (female and two slightly smaller cubs) emptied the Whooper Pond of birds first thing, but once everything had settled down and the otters moved off we had a good count of 229 Whooper Swans, including some ringed birds seen for the first time this winter, among them were/are Z7D with a mate and 4 young. These birds were seen at Welney earlier this season, so evidence of movement there. The single female Goosander was also on the pond again. Yesterday there was a flock of 70 Twite at the bottom of The Avenue for a while. Green-winged Teal remains on Folly Pond but we've yet to locate the American Wigeon...
Todays high tide is at 08:56, 7.5m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 4000-ish
Whooper Swans: 229
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 229
Mute Swan 45
Mallard 190
Wigeon 60
Tufted Duck 14
Gadwall 1 ♂
Teal 8
Canada Geese 190
Moorhen 10
Oystercatcher 2 - prospecting for nesting sites
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 ♂ - possibly here, could also be on the Folly Pond...
Wigeon 750+
Teal 500+
Shoveler 7
Pintail 3
Whooper Swan 3
Greylag Geese 20
Curlew 35
Lapwing 40
Golden Plover 60
Little Egret 9
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
