Reserve Update Thursday 5th January
Brrrr.....bright, cold, frosty morning here first thing, wrap up warm if visiting! The American Wigeon was recorded back on the Folly Pond yesterday afternoon but as the pool is iced over this morning there is no sign of it yet. A good number of Whooper Swans are present on site and so there should be an excellent showing of them for the 11am and 2pm swan feeds. Keep your eyes peeled as you make your way down to the Peter Scott Observatory for Yellowhammers and Reed Bunting, small numbers of which have been feeding in the Hawthorn trees on the way down.
Todays high tide is at 17:00, 8.5m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 8000
Whooper Swans: 150
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 150
Mute Swan 40
Mallard 197
Wigeon 139
Tufted Duck 7
Moorhen 5
Gadwall 1
Teal 3
Canada Geese 28
Greylag Geese 2
Little Egret 3
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 81
Wigeon 9
Shoveler 30
Moorhen 3
Whooper Swan 3
Teal Pond
Frozen!
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 300
Teal 230
Shoveler 7
Pintail 3
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 2
Merlin 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Kestrel 1
Hen Harrier 1
Pink footed Geese
Greylag Geese
Canada Goose
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Knot
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Fieldfare
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Redpoll
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/
The Whooper Swans now regularly number around 150 at feed times - 11:00 and 14:00 daily
rhiannon.hatfield@wwt.org.uk
