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Caerlaverock observatory demolished after 42 years

Posted on 22nd April 2013 by WWT

WWT Caerlaverock has seen quite a change this month with the demolition of the old observatory after 42 years of faithful service to make way for a brand new multi-level viewing hide. The new Sir Peter Scott hide, which [...]

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October update - arrival of thousands of birds

Posted on 9th October 2012 by WWT

Autumn is here at Caerlaverock and the geese are back. The first barnacle geese arrived on Sunday the 23rd of September and those first 91 birds were soon joined by thousands more with 9,600 counted from the farmhouse [...]

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Latest Sightings WWT Caerlaverock: Monday 10th September 2012

Posted on 10th September 2012 by Robert Martyr

Folly Pond: Folly pond is very quiet today following some farmer disturbance, however there are 6 shoveler; 4 teal; 24 meadow pipit; swallow, house martin and sand martin. The highlight is 1 pink-footed goose near the [...]

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Latest sightings for WWT Caerlaverock: Sunday 9th September 2012

Posted on 9th September 2012 by Robert Martyr

Folly Pond: There are 163 teal this morning; 18 black-tailed godwit feeding in the shallow muddy scrapes; a meadow pipit is regularly sitting on a branch of dead wood outside the hide and is posing close up for visiting [...]

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WWT Caerlaverock news 15th August 2012

Posted on 15th August 2012 by Brian Morrell

In the last week waders have been arriving with two green sandpipers on the 11th and a ruff on the 13th and the flock of lapwings is now over 600 strong. A juvenile marsh harrier has been quartering the merses …

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Official opening of the Sir Peter Scott Centenary Walk

Posted on 16th February 2011 by WWT Caerlaverock

At WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre on 10 February the new Sir Peter Scott Centenary Walkway was officially opened by Peter Scott’s son, Falcon Scott. The walkway has been built to celebrate the centenary of Sir [...]

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