Happy new year!

It has been a cracking start to the year with so much to see on the reserve! We have had flocks of dunlin, golden plover, oystercatchers and lapwings, and two hen harriers.

It has been a cracking start to the year with so much to see on the reserve. We have had flocks of dunlin, golden plover, oystercatchers and lapwings flying around the saltmarsh and fields and roughly 70 redshank on the folly pond, numbers of which have been growing over the last few days. 50 curlews have been spotted on the saltmarsh and 100 or so shelduck out on the water, with a few visiting the folly pond. We had a special new year’s treat with the appearance of a ringtail and male hen harrier today, with clear views of these stunning birds from saltcot hide.

Earlier this week, an otter was spotted out near saltcot, as well as a long-eared owl. As well as the thousands of barnacle geese occupying the reserve, we have had frequent early morning and late afternoon sightings of pink-footed geese flying over the reserve, which has been lovely to see. There have been several sightings of the water rail on the Peter Scott trail today, which if your lucky enough to spot, has been seen hanging around under the bird feeders. To top it all off, we have had a new whooper swan pop into the whooper pond today, Yellow ZNU – Janis!

Happy new year everyone!

Unable to visit us in person or missing your daily fix of swans, waders, and badgers’ antics, then click on the link below to check out our webcam which is set on the Whooper pond during the day, and then set to view the badger feeding area from 5pm onwards.

https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaveroc...

This week's high tide times are:

Sun 2/1 11:40- 9.1 m

Mon 3/1- 12:20- 9.3 m

Tues 4/1- 13:10- 9.5 m

Wed 5/1- 13:57- 9.4 m

Thurs 6/1- 14:45- 9.2 m


Photo credit: Lorraine Hall

As well as this week's highlights, you are likely to see the following on the reserve:

Birds

Mammals

Named Whooper Swans

Mute Swan

Hare

Yellow ZHD - Renouf

Greylag geese

Roe Deer

Yellow ZND - Rosie

Canada Geese

Weasel

Yellow ZLD - McMurdoston

Shelduck

Stoat

Orange XLX - Linda Graham

Mallard

Fox

Yellow ZLS - Handel

Gadwall

Otter

Yellow ZXP - Mary

Shoveler

BadgerRed APR - Elsie Barbara

Teal

Orange YFB - Eric Anthony

Moorhen

Yellow ZHV - Wampool

Cormorant

Yellow ZJS - Hendrik

Little Egret


Orange YSJ - Sheldon Whooper

Grey Heron

Orange YTF - Odette

Buzzard


Orange XKU - Solway Siren

Kestrel


Orange XLL - Chris

Peregrine Falcon

Yellow ZLA - Beatrice

Merlin

Yellow ZJI - Indigo Montoya

Sparrowhawk

Yellow ZJX - Polly

Golden Plover

Yellow ZVL - Nobby Nobkin

Oystercatcher

Yellow ZNP - Lucky Linda

Lapwing

Orange XLD - Donald Ivan

Common Sandpiper

Yellow ZFV - Giffnock

Redshank

Yellow ZLP - Keith John

Black-tailed Godwit

Yellow ZNC - Rowena Two

Curlew

Yellow ZSB - Sugar Baby

Snipe

Yellow ZPY - Sigurdswan

Black-headed Gull

Yellow ZJH - Aspen

Common Gull

Yellow ZJN - Nado

Herring Gull

Yellow ZVC - Ava-Grace

Great Black Backed Gull

Orange XLJ - Bernard

Wood Pigeon

Yellow ZJZ - Snoopy

Collared Dove

Yellow ZLJ - TJ Whooper

Great Spotted Woodpecker

Yellow ZNA - George

Skylark

Yellow ZNU - Janis

Yellowhammer

Redwing

Fieldfare

Meadow Pipit

Pied Wagtail

Dunnock

Robin

Song Thrush

Blackbird

Blackcap

Chiffchaff

Wren

Great Tit

Coal Tit

Blue Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Treecreeper

Jackdaw

Rook

Carrion Crow

Raven

Starling

House Sparrow

Tree Sparrow

Chaffinch

Linnet

Goldfinch

Greenfinch

Reed Bunting

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