Shoveler numbers increase!
It has been lovely to see that our duck numbers starting to increase! 65 Shoveler were spotted on the Folly Pond this morning and 10 Tufted Duck have been busy on the Whooper pond. Our male Shovelers are looking more striking every day as they develop their breeding plumage. The Whooper pond was especially exciting this morning as an otter was seen feeding around the edge of the water.
There are still plenty of Barnacle Geese both in the surrounding fields and on the merse. It was very exciting watching the birds from the Farmhouse Tower earlier as the presence of a Marsh Harrier, Peregrine and an Osprey filled the skies with nervous Barnacle Geese!
Photo Credit: Alex Hillier
High Tide: 13:27, 10.0m
Opening times:
10am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 19
Canada Goose 2
Mallard 30
Tufted Duck 10
Cormorant 2
Moorhen 3
Little Egret 1
Otter 1
Folly Pond
Teal 363
Wigeon 6
Shoveler 65
Mallard 12
Tufted Duck 4
Gadwall 4
Snipe 7
Curlew 1
Teal Pond
Mallard 2
Teal 1
Moorhen 2
Grey Heron 1
Corner Field
Wigeon 49
Teal 590
Mallard 21
Curlew 5
Avenue Tower
Peregrine Falcon (female)
Marsh Harrier (female)
Mallard
Wigeon
Gadwall
Shelduck
Teal
Grey Heron
Little Grebe
Little Egret
Shoveler
Mute Swan
Longhorn Cattle 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Buzzard
Mute Swan
Barnacle Geese
Pink-footed Geese
Shelduck
Pintail
Dunlin
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Linnet
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Blackcap
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest
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