Reserve Update Wednesday 5th September
Autumn is making it's presence known with cooler mornings and the gathering of the Swallows and House Martins. The courtyard around the Farmhouse Tower and the roof of the Peter Scott Observatory have been inundated with them. Small bird activity remains good around the reserve with Chiff Chaff in the car park and Willow Warbler and Tree Creeper down the Avenue.
Today's high tide is at 08:26, 7.8m
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Mallard 121
Tufted Duck 2
Teal 2
Moorhen 1
Folly Pond
Mallard 15
Teal 156
Wigeon 4
Shoveler 7
Black-tailed Godwit 3
Lapwing 6
Moorhen 1
Teal Pond
Mallard 13
Moorhen 3
Mute Swan 2 plus 6 cygnets (often on Back Pond)
Avenue Tower
Mallard 17
Shoveler 2
Longhorn Cattle 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Kestrel
Osprey
Buzzard
Mute Swan
Shelduck
Mallard
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Hebridean Sheep 9
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Blackcap
Lesser Whitethroat
Webcam
Unfortunately we have been experiencing problems with our Osprey camera this year. We hope to fix the problems before next summer. At the moment, the two Osprey chicks are still around the area but they will be heading south soon.
We aim to have Swan Cam and Badger Cam up and running soon.
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