Reserve Update Wednesday 1st February
It is waders galore down at the Avenue Tower with over a hundred lapwing present feeding on the Lochar field (and 500 more had flown across). There were also a small number of golden plover and redshank present first thing. They were joined again by the American Wigeon.
Todays high tide is at 15:05, 9.4m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 7500
Whooper Swans: 150
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 150
Mute Swan 46
Mallard 81
Wigeon 50
Tufted Duck 4
Gadwall 1 ♂
Teal 12
Canada Geese 138
Greylag Geese 2
Moorhen 6
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Green-winged Teal 1 ♂
Teal 150
Wigeon 200
Shoveler 10
Shelduck 2
Mallard 30
Moorhen 3
Teal Pond
Coot 1
Little Grebe 1
Wigeon 2
Shoveler 1
Mallard 2
Avenue Tower
American Wigeon 1 ♂
Wigeon 390
Teal 400
Shoveler 9
Pintail 4
Redshank 4
Lapwing 130
Golden Plover 2
Snipe 1
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel 1
Hen Harrier 1
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin
Golden Plover
Grey Plover
Knot
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Yellowhammer
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
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/
rhiannon.hatfield@wwt.org.uk
