Reserve Update Thursday 6th October - Barnacles are arriving
The influx of Barnacle Geese slowly crept up through the day yesterday with 1,200 recorded during this mornings count in Corner Field. These birds have now moved down onto the Merse and are best viewed from Saltcot Observatory. The Great Egret is also down on the merse and yesterday afternoon visitors were treated to close up views of a female Merlin perched on a lump of driftwood by the Obs.
Today's high tide 16:00, 8.5m
Around the reserve today:
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 2 + 7 cygnets
Mallard 159
Wigeon 42
Tufted Duck 14
Moorhen 3
Little grebe 2
Gadwall 1
Teal 1
Folly Pond
Teal 146
Wigeon 157
Mallard 1
Shoveler 24
Moorhen 4
Canada goose 6
Mute Swan 2
Whooper Swan 2
Teal Pond
Mallard 2
Shoveler 2
Moorhen 1
Grey Heron 1
Avenue Tower
Whooper Swan 0, 24 on nearby Newmains
Wigeon 34
Mallard 9
Teal 5
Shoveler 6
Mute Swan 2 + 1 cygnet
Grey Heron 1
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Great Egret 1
Barnacle Geese 1,200
Mute Swan 12
Pink footed Geese 100s
Greylag Geese 20
Canada Goose 300
Wigeon 156
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Swallow
House Martin
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
