Around the Caerlaverock reserve, Monday 19th Oct 2015
Whooper Swans, although not yet present in great nos. are becoming increasingly regular at the daily feeds. Two families of birds with cygnets have now turned up. Friends from Iceland inform us that the breeding season for Whoopers in their area was three weeks later than average, which could mean later than usual arrivals here on the wintering grounds
Winter thrushes are finding the plentiful hawthorn berries now, joined in the avenues by a few Linnets and Lesser Redpolls
Still plenty of Barnacle Geese around and amongst them are still the 3 leucistic (white) Barnacles and also the Snow Goose, present this morning on neighbouring Newfield
Today's high tide is at 16:45, 8.3m
Around the reserve today:
Barnacle Geese: 6000 - and 1 Snow Goose
Whooper Swans: 20
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 11
Mute Swan 20
Mallard 176
Tufted Duck 30
Wigeon 90
Gadwall 2 ♂♂
Little Grebe 2
Folly Pond
Teal 150
Wigeon 360
Mallard 20
Shoveler 7
Snipe 4
Lapwing 20+
Avenue Tower
Teal 20
Wigeon 40
Grey Heron 3
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine 1
Merlin 1
Kestrel 1
Barnacle Geese
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
Siskin
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Lesser Redpoll
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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