Reserve Update Thursday 21st September
No sign of the Barnacle Geese so far this morning....but it is a little murky out there! The over-summered Whooper Swan remains on the Flood Ground together with three Little Grebes. A further two Little Grebes are present on the Whopper Pond. Large flock of Long-tailed Tits down the Avenue and closer to home a good number of Goldfinches feeding on the Meadowsweet seed heads in the Wildlife Garden.
Today's high tide is at 12:53, 9.5m
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 5+ 4 cygnets
Mallard 135
Gadwall 1♂
Tufted Duck 6
Little Grebe 2
Canada Geese 20
Folly Pond
Teal 80
Shoveler 20
Wigeon 2
Gadwall 5
Lapwing 27
Moorhen 1
House Martins - 39 nests on Farmhouse Tower (youngsters now flying)
Teal Pond
Moorhen 2
Avenue Tower
Whooper Swan 1
Mute Swan 15 & 1 cygnet
Mallard 12
Little Grebe 3
Grey Heron 1
Marsh Harrier 1 (Last seen yesterday)
Peregrine 1 (last seen Tuesday)
Brown Hare 1
Roe Deer 4
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Kestrel
Buzzard
Swallows
Skylarks
Whooper Swan 1
Mute Swan 16
Linnets - flocks of up to 60
Pink-footed Geese 458
Canada Geese 300+
Greylag Geese 100+
Roe Deer 5
Hebridean Sheep 10
Longhorn Cattle 3
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Garden Warbler
Goldcrest
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