Lively reserve

It is very lively here at the reserve with great numbers of waders and waterfowl, lots of raptor activity and even an otter visit!

It is very lively here at the reserve with great numbers of waders and waterfowl, lots of raptor activity and even an otter visit! Fantastic numbers of yellowhammers and tree sparrows can be seen in the hedges. We have redshank, oystercatchers, curlews and lapwing constantly moving across the site, while pintails and shelduck are using the inland ponds for feeding. There have been several little egrets spotted inland and out on the merse and our whooper swan numbers are still steady at around 100 every day to see at the feeds. Birds of prey include kestrels, sparrowhawks, hen harriers and even a red kite last week. The great tits are calling and pulling us all at the centre into spring mode! But we are still soaking up beautiful frosty winter days and barnacle geese in their thousands can be seen on the reserve and surrounding fields.

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:

Sat 22/1- 14:57- 8.9 m

Sun 23/1- 15:35- 8.8 m

Mon 24/1- 16:17- 8.6 m

Tues 25/1- 17:06- 8.4 m

Wed 26/1- 18:08- 8.1 m

Thurs 27/1- 06:54- 7.8 m

Fri 28/1- 08:14- 7.8 m


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

Greenfinch

Goldfinch

Wren

Great Tit

Coal Tit

Blue Tit

Long-tailed Tit

Treecreeper

Jackdaw

Rook

Carrion Crow

Raven

Starling

House Sparrow

Tree Sparrow

Chaffinch

Linnet

Twite

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