Yellowhammer in Hedgerows

Good views of Yellowhammer this morning in the Hedgerow outside the Peter Scott Observatory. They are not the only small birds making their presence felt with Bullfinches and Goldcrests still being seen regularly down the Avenue and up to six Tree Sparrows in the Peter Scott Trail. There have been over fifty Whooper Swans on the Reserve first thing. It seems it is a lazy morning for them and they were sticking around the Folly Pond and field rather than flying across to the Whooper Pond.

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Photo Credit: Faith Hillier

High Tide: 09:58, 8.3m

Opening times:
10am - 4pm
Last entry 3pm

Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan
Mute Swan
Canada Geese
Little Grebe
Mallard
Teal
Wigeon
Shoveler
Tufted Duck
Goldeneye
Cormorant

Swan NameDarvic CodeArrival Date
Eric Anthony (+4 cygnets with Elsie Barbara)Orange YFB10/10/20
Elsie Barbara
Lost colour ring
10/10/20
Alan Elkington
Yellow ZVV
10/10/20
BeatriceYellow ZLA
10/10/20
RenoufYellow ZHD
11/10/20
Inigo MontoyaYellow ZJI10/10/20
Sugarbaby
Yellow ZSB
10/10/20
StormbringerYellow ZPD11/10/20
BowieLost colour ring
17/10/20
JanisYellow ZNU17/10/20
Janet ElizabethYellow ZPP17/10/20
Rooby (+2 cygnets with Bowie)Yellow Z6L17/10/20
RosieYellow ZND21/10/20
Sheldon Whooper (+4 cygnets with unringed mate)Orange YSJ27/10/20
McMurdostonYellow ZLD
27/10/20
Rowena TwoYellow ZNC27/10/20
Lucky Linda
Yellow ZNP
27/10/20
Wowsie
Orange YHV09/11/20
AspenYellow ZJH09/11/20
HendrickYellow ZJS08/11/20
Keith John
Yellow ZLP
02/11/20
Brooklyn Belle
Yellow ZVX
03/11/20
Wampool
Yellow ZHP
03/11/20
Snoopie (+2 cygnets with unringed mate)
Yellow ZJZ
04/11/20
TJ Whooper (+2 cygnets with Whoopie)
Yellow ZLJ
04/11/20
Whoopie
Yellow ZHL
04/11/20
Odette
Yellow YTF
08/11/20
Mary
Yellow ZXP
08/11/20
Jonny
Yellow ZPZ
08/11/20
Solway Siren
Orange XKU
08/11/20
Handel
Yellow ZLS
08/11/20
George
Yellow ZNA
08/11/20
Linda Graham
Orange XLX
10/11/20
Ava Grace
Yellow ZVC
10/11/20
Chris
Yellow XLL
10/11/20
KatkaYellow ZXS10/11/20
Silje
Yellow ZJL
28/11/20
Bernard
Orange XLJ
22/11/20
Donald Ivan
Orange XLD
29/11/20


Folly Pond

Lapwing
Redshank
Black-tailed Godwit
Curlew
Snipe
Mallard
Teal
Wigeon
Shoveler
Pintail
Moorhen
Canada Geese

Avenue Tower
Marsh Harrier
Hen Harrier
Peregrine
Mallard
Teal
Wigeon
Pintail
Shoveler
Little Grebe
Grey Heron
Little Egret
Mute Swan
Moorhen
Snipe
Brown Hares
Roe Deer

Saltcot Merse Observatory
Barnacle Geese
Pink-footed Geese
Canada Geese
Greylag Geese
Marsh Harrier
Peregrine
Merlin
Buzzard
Kestrel
Linnet
Skylark
Meadow pipit
Starling
Wheatear
Stonechat
Whinchat
Brown Hares
Roe Deer
Hebridean Sheep 12

Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Fieldfare
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Kestrel
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Dunnock
Song Thrush
Mistle Thrush
Goldcrest
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker

Webcam

Our Webcam is live on the internet. The winter webcam is showing the Whooper Pond during the day and the badger feeding area from 5pm onwards.

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

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