Reserve Update Wednesday 8th March
Drake Goosander is back on the Flood Ground this morning, where he is joined by a growing number of very noisy Black-headed Gulls! Down the Avenue there were close views of Long-tailed Tit, Treecreeper and Goldcrest feeding along the hawthorn trees. Swan numbers and duck numbers (excepting Wigeon) overall are still reduced even though there is a chill back in the air.
Todays high tide is at 08:38, 7.8m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 4,000
Whooper Swans: 112
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 112
Mute Swan 29
Mallard 13
Wigeon 90
Tufted Duck 11
Canada Geese 9
Gadwall 1
Moorhen 6
Oystercatcher 2
Folly Pond
Teal 100
Green-winged Teal 1 ♂
Wigeon 200
Shoveler 12
Mallard 20
Moorhen 3
Redshank 2
Teal Pond
Gadwall 6
Coot 1
Mallard 5
Teal 12
Little Egret 1
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 95
Teal 106
Shoveler 10
Lapwing 100+
Little Egret 1
Black-headed Gull 7
Goosander 1
Mallard 4
Moorhen 1
Pintail 1
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine
Merlin
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Hen Harrier
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin (on rising/high tide)
Golden Plover (on rising/high tide)
Grey Plover (on rising/high tide)
Knot (on rising/high tide)
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Water Rail
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
