Sunday March 26th
Another fine spring day. Perhaps this our sunshine ration for the year...! Whooper Swans are largely away now; 19 at the 11:00 feed today, with a further 60 or so preferring a grass diet in fields at Ruthwell. Still plenty of Barnacle Geese to find, mostly on the merses. A few Chiffchaffs singing at various locations and a lone male Garganey on The Folly Pond as I type...
Todays high tide is at 12:05, 8.9m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 6,000
Whooper Swans: 18
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 19
Mute Swan 27
Mallard 34
Wigeon 38
Tufted Duck 30
Canada Geese 3
Moorhen 1
Teal 6
Little Egret 1
Folly Pond
Teal 75+
Garganey 1 ♂
Green-winged Teal 1 ♂
Shoveler 20
Mallard 1
Oystercatcher 1
Redshank 11
Black-headed Gull 2
Teal Pond
Little Grebe 1
Black-headed Gull 2
Teal 9
Wigeon 10
Moorhen 1
Mute Swan 2
Tufted Duck 8
Oystercatcher 2
Avenue Tower
Wigeon 50+
Teal 100+
Shoveler 19
Lapwing 20+
Little Egret 3
Black-headed Gull 30
Curlew 5
Gadwall 8
Oystercatcher 2
Golden Plover 750
Tufted Duck 3
Pintail 2
Lapwing 5
Shelduck 6
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Pintail
Wigeon
Dunlin (on rising/high tide)
Grey Plover (on rising/high tide)
Knot (on rising/high tide)
Hebridean Sheep 10
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
Chiffchaff
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Webcam
The webcam is 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/
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