Latest Sightings - 30th July - Marsh Harrier yesterday
Yesterday, a juvenile Marsh Harrier was hunting over the reserve all afternoon. First seen from the Avenue Tower, it then moved up towards the Visitor Centre before tracking out onto the Merse. Last seen at 5pm yesterday near the Avenue Tower, no sign as yet this morning.
A Common Sandpiper has been a regular sight on the Folly Pond and is back there this morning.
Our graziers are cutting hay in the fields, scattering huge numbers of insects and probably small mammals which the Swallows, House Martins, Sand Martins and raptors are loving!
We have started to open up views onto the Folly Pond by strimming vegetation on the islands in preparation for Autumn wader migration.
Today's high tide 09:50 8.2m
Around the reserve today:
Wildflowers
Red Clover
White Clover
Red Campion
Foxglove
Northern Marsh Orchid
Twayblade Orchid
Yellow Rattle
Meadow Buttercup
Common Birds-foot Trefoil
Greater Birds-foot Trefoil
Forget-me-not
Germander Speedwell
Meadowsweet
Insects
Common Blue Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Common Darter Dragonfly
Small Heath Butterfly
Meadow Brown Butterfly
Ringlet Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
Whooper Pond
Mallard 23
Grey Heron 1
Mute swan 2 + 7 large cygnets
Moorhen 2 + 1 chick
Folly Pond
Common Sandpiper 1
Mallard 30
House Martins
Sand Martins
Swallows
Teal Pond
Moorhen 2
Mallard 37
Little grebe 1 + 1 chick
Grey Heron 1
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Common Darter Dragonfly
Avenue Tower
Marsh Harrier 1 juv seen here yesterday
Mute Swan 2 with 1 large cygnet
Brown Hare 1
Grey Heron 1
Longhorn Cattle 3
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Sedge Warbler
Blackcap
Swallow
House Martin
Sand Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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Osprey Webcam
See live footage of our local Osprey nest here: http://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/webcam/
The camera is online between 10am and 5pm daily.
The chicks have now fledged so are flying around the local area with their parents learning how to catch fish. They do return to the nest periodically to eat their catch so keep an eye out for them.
This year the chicks have been fitted with satellite tags so we will have a regular blog update as they make their migration south in a few weeks!
joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk
