Reserve Update Wednesday 12th October
Late update for the reserve today. Plenty of Barnacle Goose activity around the reserve today, predominantly caused by overflying aircraft causing the birds to lift off the fields. At least four leucistic birds have been observed within the different flocks. The Whooper Swans continue to feed at the road end but some appear to be using the Folly Pond of an early morning.
Yesterday afternoon there was much excitement as the Green-winged Teal was thought to have been observed on the Folly Pond. Keep your eyes peeled for this bird when you visit the site.
Today's high tide 09:50, 7.7m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 10,000 inc 4 leucistics
Whooper Swans: 27 - at the road end in stubble field
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 5 + 7 cygnets
Mallard 126
Wigeon 41
Tufted Duck 13
Moorhen 3
Little grebe 2
Gadwall 1♂
Folly Pond
Teal 32
Wigeon 91
Mallard 9
Shoveler 18
Moorhen 7
Black-tailed Godwit 2
Barnacle Geese 6
Teal Pond
Wigeon 16
Shoveler 1
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 39
Teal 1
Shoveler 6
Pintail 1
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese 6000+
Mute Swan 12
Pink footed Geese 100+
Greylag Geese 20
Canada Goose 300
Wigeon 200
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
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
