Reserve Update Thursday 22nd September
The Barnacle Geese are still out on the Merse this morning, together with smaller numbers of Pink footed Geese compared to yesterday (and large numbers of Canada Geese!) The Great Egret is also to be found out on the Merse and is best viewed from the Farmhouse Tower. A female Peregrine was hanging around out on the Merse yesterday afternoon at high tide. Obviously looking for a chance at an easy meal with the ducks being pushed inland. Keep eyes peeled for the same again this afternoon.
Elsewhere, good numbers of Teal, Shoveler and Black-tailed Godwits back out on the Folly Pond this morning.
Today's high tide 17:04, 8.8m
Around the reserve today:
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 3
Mallard 128
Wigeon 3
Tufted Duck 2
Moorhen 2
Folly Pond
Teal 600+
Wigeon 6
Pintail 12
Mallard 20
Snipe 6
Shoveler 40+
Black-tailed Godwit 105
Teal Pond
Mallard 2
Gadwall 3
Moorhen 4
Little Grebe 1
Avenue Tower
Mute Swan 2 + 7 cygnets
Mallard 20
Teal 30
Gadwall 10
Wigeon 200
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Great Egret 1
Barnacle Geese 36
Pink footed Geese 30
Canada Goose 300
Lapwing 50
Peregrine 1
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.
rhiannon.hatfield@wwt.org.uk
