Posted on 24th September 2012 by Brian Morrell
Yesterday, the 23rd of September, the first 91 barnacle geese were seen on the reserve at Caerlaverock. We had reports from Arctic Norway that there were birds flying south on Friday and the first birds arrived on Sunday[...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 …
Posted on 19th December 2011 by WWT Caerlaverock
Due to last night freezing temperatures and the constant rain fall the road to the reserve is covered in Black Ice as it the reserve. EXTREME CAUTION IS NEEDED! It is thawing though, and is passable if driven carefully. [...]
Posted on 17th July 2011 by WWT Caerlaverock
Breeding birds at Caerlaverock, three new breeding records. Garganey A pair of Garganey was first seen on 26th March in a small borrowpit in the Corner Field. These birds remained here for a few days and later relocated [...]
Posted on 10th May 2011 by WWT Caerlaverock
Our resident Ospreys are still sitting tight on their two precious eggs despite the wilder turn of the weather- in fact such cool and stormy conditions are when their diligence is most important to keep the eggs warm. For[...]
Posted on 8th May 2011 by WWT Caerlaverock
We are entering the third week of incubation of our two osprey eggs here at WWT Caerlaverock. The eggs are incubated for an everage of 37 days and during that time our adult birds will diligently turn and rotate them &#[...]
Posted on 4th May 2011 by WWT Caerlaverock
There has been no sign of a third egg laid this year and the female is sitting tight incubating the two eggs. AW as usual is taking his turn and she had to physically turf him off the eggs at …
Posted on 2nd May 2011 by WWT Caerlaverock
Our ospreys are happily incubating their two eggs on the nest today and no doubt enjoying the beautiful spring weather. The eggs were laid on the 19th and 22nd of April and it now looks unlikely they will be joined …[...]
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