Update, Monday Aug 29th
Superb late summer weather again today. Great White Egret on the merse from Saltcot Merse Observatory, where four Ospreys could also be seen yesterday. Peregrine and Merlin are putting in appearances there too. Folly Pond is the best spot otherwise, with plenty still of autumn arrivals - lots of Teal, up to 80 Black-tailed Godwits, 30-odd Snipe and Greenshank
Today's high tide 10:53 8.3m
Around the reserve today:
Insects
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Common Darter Dragonfly
Small Heath Butterfly
Meadow Brown Butterfly
Ringlet Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
Whooper Pond
Mute swan 2 + 6 large cygnets
Mallard 140
Cormorant 2
Folly Pond
Teal 630
Wigeon 4
Pintail 3
Shoveler 30
Mallard 28
Lapwing 4
Black-tailed Godwit 63
Snipe 30
Moorhen 2 + 3 chicks
Teal Pond
Teal 6
Mallard 20
Grey Heron 1
Moorhen 1 + 1 chick
Avenue Tower
Mute Swan 2 + 2 cygnets
Mallard 15
Brown Hare 2
Longhorn Cattle 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Great White Egret 1
Osprey 4 (yesterday)
Peregrine Falcon 1♀
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Swallow
House Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldcrest
Willow Warbler
Chiffchaff
Common Whitethroat
Sedge Warbler
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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Osprey Webcam
The Ospreys have now fledged and are not returning to the nest very often so we will soon be starting our blog as we follow the satellite tagged chicks on their first migration.
As October approaches we will hopefully be switching to our winter webcam showing the Whooper Pond, where some 300 Whooper Swans will spend the winter.
steven.cooper@wwt.org.uk
