Swans depart, Ospreys return
Numbers of birds are now lessening on the Whooper Pond but we still do have a small number of Whoopers there, mostly juveniles. It does look a bit like a creche! These birds will be moving off over the next week or so. On the returns front, we have an osprey pair on our webcam nest. This pair is Yellow 8O and his unringed mate who were around a couple of years ago. With thanks to the Forestry Commission we are now able to live stream from their nest site this year.
High Tide: 14:00, 9.2m
Opening times:
10am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day
Around the reserve:
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 11
Mute Swan 23
Canada Geese 1
Mallard 63
Tufted Duck 36
Teal 10
Wigeon 4
Moorhen 4
Gadwall 1
Cormorant 1
Folly Pond
Teal 41
Wigeon 5
Shoveler 30
Mallard 10
Oystercatcher 2
Redshank 7
Black-tailed Godwit 7
Shelduck 4
Moorhen 2
Black-headed Gull 2
Teal Pond
Mute Swan 2
Moorhen 4
Little Grebe 1
Avenue Tower
Mallard
Snipe
Shelduck
Teal
Shoveler
Wigeon
Gadwall
Pintail
Curlew
Lapwing
Golden Plover
Dunlin
Mute Swan
Whooper Swan
Barnacle Geese
Longhorn Cattle 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Pink-footed Geese
Barnacle Geese
Greylag Geese
Canada Geese
Peregrine
Merlin
Hen Harrier
Buzzard
Mute Swan
Shelduck
Mallard
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Yellowhammer
Bullfinch
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest
Webcam
See live footage of our local Osprey nest here: https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/caerlaverock-webcam/
The camera is online between 10am and 5pm daily.
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