News
Not looking good for a second replacement clutch for the Caerlaverock ospreys
It is not looking good for a second replacement clutch for the Caerlaverock ospreys. Although our female and her mate, yellow 08 are still around the nest site we didn't see them on the nest yesterday or so far today. Time is marching on and being realist
22 May 2012
Breeding activity picks up!
This is just the kind of thing I would like to see more of! A gravid/heavy (pregnant) female. After months of preparation and careful pair formation, we would hope that birds would be preparing to lay eggs and make nests. General lay time between eggs can
22 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 8 Lapwing - 7 Commen Tern - 52 Gery Heron - 41 Saline Lagoon Tufted Duck - 4 Shelduck - 9 Other Birds Whitethroat - 9 (site count) Chiffchaf [...]
22 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Avenue's SPOTTED FLYCATCHER 1 Common Whitethroat Sedge Warbler Willow Warbler Chiffchaff Blackcap Reed Bunting Skylark Meadow pipit Lots of fledged young again such as Great [...]
22 May 2012
Wildlife sightings for 22nd May 2012
14 Common Tern - main lake, reservoir lagoon 4 Redshank - grazing marsh, wader scrape 1 Yellow Wagtail - grazing marsh 30+ Swift - over site 16 House Martin - over site 3 Swallow - [...]
22 May 2012
Today's sightings
Zeiss Hide Avocet 2 with 3 young Lapwing 6 Greenshank 1 Little Egret 3 Reed Warbler 12 The Holden Tower Common Crane 4 Curlew 16 Shelduck 60 Cape Shelduck 1 The South Lak [...]
22 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Avocet - 8 Shelduck - 24 Shoveler - 2 Moorhen - 2 Common Turn - 45 Canada Goose - 2 + 2 chicks Greylag - 16 + 12 chicks Heron - 36 La [...]
21 May 2012
Barn Owl
There were no reports at all today of either the Montagu's Harrier or the Common Crane but new birds today included 2 Little Gulls, an adult summer and a 1st summer which were seen from a few of t [...]
21 May 2012
Today's sightings
Avocet Spoonbill c50 Dunlin 74 Black tailed godwits Breeding Birds Cettis warbler Sedge warbler Reed arblers Long tail tits Chiff chaff [...]
21 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Avenue & Meadow Walk LESSER WHITETHROAT (unusual bird here at Caerlaverock) Common Whitethroat Sedge Warbler Blackcap Willow Warbler Chiffchaff Reed Bunting Skylark Meadow Pipi [...]
21 May 2012
Today's sightings
South lake Sacred Ibis 1 flew over flying towards the Top New Piece The Zeiss Hide Greenshank 1 Kingfisher Hide Avocet 2- With young The Holden Tower Common Crane 4 Curle [...]
21 May 2012
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake - AM Avocet - 9 Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 4 Common Tern - 55 Shelduck - 30 Shoveler - 2 Grey Heron - 43 Tufter Duck - 31 House Martin - 12 Swa [...]
20 May 2012
Montagu's Harrier still
The adult male Montagu's Harrier is still in the area, early morning it was at Hesketh Out Marsh but reappeared at Martin Mere around 11am before flying towards Ron Barker hide, it was later seen [...]
20 May 2012
Recent Sightings
Reserve On the 20th May sightings on the estuary included 350 oystercatchers, 2 grey plover, and 12 dunlin. Sightings on the saline lagoon included a pair of red breasted mergansers, 2 common tern [...]
20 May 2012
Wildlife sightings from 20th May 2012
1 Shelduck - scrape 1 Hobby - over site 1 Kestrel - over site 2 Little Ringed Plover - marsh and main lake 1 Redshank - marsh 3 Little Grebe chicks - middle reedbed channel, left h [...]
20 May 2012