Caerlaverock news
Today's Sightings
Folly Pond Black-headed Gull 1 Common Sandpiper 1 Shoveler 4 Canada Goose 1 Teal 10 Oystercatcher 1 Shelduck 1 Teal Pond Gadwall 3 Little Grebe 1 Moorhen 2 + 2 chicks Mut [...]
1 May 2012
Winter Sunday
Brisk, cold easterly winds make for wintery conditions on the reserve. The early morning minimum temperature was only 1°C. Peter Scott Trail: A lone chiffchaff called from the c [...]
29 April 2012
Wind dropped today and sun shining on the nest
After the strong NE wind yesterday it has been an easier day for our ospreys on the nest today. The female has built up the sides of the nest to shelter from the wind so it has made seeing the eggs difficult and when she took off earlier today, only on
27 April 2012
Northerly Thursday
Strong northerly winds mean it is an unseasonably cold day on the reserve. Peter Scott Trail: Chiffchaff, willow warblers were the only audible species today however there was plenty of finch [...]
26 April 2012
Stormy Wednesday Sightings
Strong north easterlies are sweeping across the reserve with some heavy showers. Peter Scott Trail: With the strong winds this trail is quiet however there are chiffchaff, willow warblers, bla [...]
25 April 2012
Intruder male still about
Today the female osprey has been doing all the incubation herself and just before 1pm she became quite agitated and the unringed intruder male flew in and tried in vain to mate with her, she quickly shoo'd him off the nest. Then later at just after 2.30p
24 April 2012
Tuesday sightings
It is very still with a hint of north westerly, mild with intermittent showers. Around the Visitor Centre and Farm House Tower swallows and house martins are hunting. Starlings have nes [...]
24 April 2012
Still looks like 2 eggs and male osprey taking his turn on the nest
Looking through the recorded footage again it looks as though we had a visit from the other male osprey on Saturday the 21st at 1.15pm, it was the unringed bird that has been hanging around the nest for a few days. He tried to mate with the female
23 April 2012
Monday's sightings so far...
A north east wind is gathering strength this morning and the exposed areas are cold. Around the Visitor Centre and Farm House Tower it is sheltered from the wind and pleasantly warm, which means a [...]
23 April 2012
Todays Sightings
It is a cold spring morning here at Caerlverock. On my cycle in to work, I heard the first grasshopper warbler, which was a fantastic start to the day. If you are visiting the reserve the grasshopper [...]
22 April 2012
Still one egg and male takes his turn to sit
This morning our male osprey brought in a fish for his mate and she took off to eat it on her favourite perch nearby the nest. When she took off we could see the single egg in the nest cup. He then settled down in the to incubate the egg for the next 20 m
20 April 2012
First Egg Laid?
This morning the female osprey was sitting well down in the nest but it was difficult to see if she had an egg when she stood up as the nest cup is so deep. At about 10.30am the male osprey with the yellow ring 08 came in with a fish and she flew off to e
17 April 2012
Another new male osprey at the nest
Over the weekend all seemed to be going well with our female and her new male with the yellow ring. She spent most of Saturday morning re-arranging sticks on the nest. Later on that afternoon just after 4pm the male brought in a large trout for the female
16 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Short eared Owl on Saltmarsh last week, taken through HTC phone, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Wigeon 4 Tufted Duck 13 Oystercatcher 3 Mute Swan 23 Teal Pond M [...]
16 April 2012
Over 10,000 barnacle geese still at Caerlaverock on 10th April
The barnacle goose count from the farmhouse tower at Caerlaverock on Tuesday the 10th of April recorded 10,130 geese feeding in the fields and merses around the centre. In summer the barnacle geese breed in the High Arctic on Spitsbergen, the largest is
12 April 2012