Reserve Update Wednesday 19th October
Over forty Whooper Swans were present on the Folly Pond this morning, obviously having roosted there overnight. These birds have now dispersed around the reserve with some flying in to join the early morning feed. Hopefully they may stick around for the 2pm commentated swan feed!
Yesterday afternoon saw good numbers of Dunlin, Knot, Golden Plover, Pintail, Wigeon, Teal and Shelduck on the flooded Merses adjacent to Saltcot Observatory. This in turn drew in the birds of Prey with Sparrowhawk, Merlin, Peregrine, Kestrel and Ringtail all observed at some point. Another reasonable tide is forecast this afternoon so do make time to pop down to Saltcot if visiting today.
Today's high tide 15:20, 9.8m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 9,000 inc 4 leucistics
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 5 + 7 cygnets
Greylag Goose 1
Canada Geese 37
Teal 10
Mallard 176
Wigeon 18
Tufted Duck 28
Moorhen 1
Little grebe 1
Gadwall 1♂
Folly Pond
Whooper Swans 41
Green-winged Teal 1♂
Teal 296
Moorhen 3
Teal Pond
Teal 14
Wigeon 1
Avenue Tower
Great Egret 1 (seen 17/10/16)
Barnacle Geese 1000+
Wigeon 12
Teal 130
Mute Swan 16
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese 6000+
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Sparrowhawk 1
Rintail 1
Kestrel 1
Pink footed Geese 100+
Greylag Geese 20
Canada Goose 300
Pintail 200+
Wigeon 200+
Dunlin 200+
Golden Plover 100+
Knot 200+
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Yellow-browed Warbler (heard calling 17/10/16)
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
