Ladybirds Loving the Sun
The good weather last summer combined with the mild winter weather has seen a bonanza of ladybirds around recently. During our recent fence inspections and repairs, prior to stock going on the reserve for the summer, we have been finding them in all manner of rather unusual places. These four were tucked into a section of rotten wooden post but we have also seen them in the coils of twine and within our electric fencing insulation. Elsewhere, the first of the ducklings of the year has been seen on Teal Pond and a Marsh Harrier has been over the Folly Pond.
High Tide: 17:12, 7.9m
Opening times:
10am - 5pm every day except Christmas Day
Around the reserve:
Wildflowers
Primrose
Daffodil
Cuckoo Flower
Dog Violet
Bluebell
Red Campion
Marsh Marigold
Lesser Celandine
Greater Stitchwort
Bluebells
Insects
Peacock Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Orange-tip Butterfly
Hawthorn Shieldbug
Buff tailed Bumblebee
White tailed Bumblebee
7-spot Ladybird
11-spot Ladybird
Mammals
Badger
Fox
Otter
Brown Hare
Mole
Wood Mouse
Bank Vole
Field Vole
Weasel
Stoat
Pipistrelle Bat
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 2
Mallard 40
Moorhen 2
Canada Goose 1
Teal 1
Oystercatcher 5
Folly Pond
Teal 10
Shelduck 5
Oystercatcher 1
Mallard 7
Gadwall 1
Lapwing 1
Moorhen 1
Marsh Harrier 1 male
Teal Pond
Mute Swan 1
Moorhen 1
Little Egret 2
Mallard 2 + ducklings
Grey Heron 1
Avenue Tower
Mallard
Teal
Wigeon
Shoveler
Gadwall
Redshank
Oystercatcher
Snipe
Golden Plover 312
Lapwing - nesting
Mute Swan - nesting
Grey Heron
Black-headed Gull
Longhorn Cattle 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Hen Harrier
Buzzard
Mute Swan
Shelduck
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Hebridean Sheep 12
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Webcam
See live footage of our local Osprey nest here: https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaveroc...
It seems the birds have moved to a different nest but please let us know if you see Ospreys on the nest!
The camera is online between 10am and 5pm daily.
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