Posted on 28th May 2013 by Steve @ WWT Caerlaverock
Still awaiting Osprey hatching (viewed via the CCTV link), but much restless activity from the adults, with plenty of new material brought to the nest. Barn Owls still on two chicks, three eggs to go. Two Little Stints [...]
Posted on 27th May 2013 by Steve @ WWT Caerlaverock
A cold, wet and windy day so far. Paerhaps this will push in a migrating skua or two as the spring tide rises towards 2.30pm? Otherwise not a great deal to report, with precious little singing or displaying in the …[...]
Posted on 26th May 2013 by Steve @ WWT Caerlaverock
Our Barn Owls, visible on CCTV at the centre have hatched the first of their 5 eggs, similarly we anticipate the CCTV’d Ospreys to begin hatching any time now, maybe today, though no sign of a chick at time of [...]
Posted on 8th May 2013 by Steve @ WWT Caerlaverock
Becoming a wet day. The usual song birds in the avenues supplemented by 2 Common Whitethroats near The Avenue Tower and a Lesser Redpoll on one of the seed feeders. No Barnacles to be seen now, as expected, likewise the[...]
Posted on 7th May 2013 by Steve @ WWT Caerlaverock
A scan from The Farmhouse Tower today would indicate that the Barnacle Geese have finally left us. 40 could be found yesterday, 800 on Sunday past. Two Whooper Swans do remain on The Floodground though. Golden Plovers [...]
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 [...]
Posted on 6th April 2013 by Steve @ WWT Caerlaverock
A few minutes after last update we at last have a pair of Ospreys on the nest. One unringed and one ringed but as yet unidentified… YIPPEE
Posted on 6th April 2013 by Steve @ WWT Caerlaverock
Over 3500 Barnacle Geese visible from Farmhouse Tower today, and about a dozen Whoopers still around. NB Feeds at the Peter Scott Observatory have now ceased as the building will be fully closed from Monday 8th April, [...]
Posted on 5th April 2013 by Steve @ WWT Caerlaverock
Still awaiting any spring migrants, so the scene is very much a winter one still, with good nos. of Barnacles occupying many of the fields and merses, up to a dozen Whooper Swans and good-ish nos. still of Teal, Wigeon[...]
Posted on 31st March 2013 by Steve @ WWT Caerlaverock
Another bright but still cold day, with plenty (1000s) of Barnacles on/around the site, and lower nos. of Pinkfeet seeming to move through. Whooper Swans at the regular feeds are now dwindling fast, as expected, with only[...]
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