Caerlaverock news
Todays Sightings
Spring Migrants Willow Warbler 3 Blackcap 2 (singing males) Chiffchaff 2 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 5 Wigeon 4 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Shoveler 24 Shelduck 2 Redshank [...]
11 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 4 Tufted Duck 35 Wigeon 2 Oystercatcher 2 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 Redshank 8 Shoveler 21 Oystercatcher 1 Teal 82 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Sh [...]
9 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 3 (including one of our new neck collared birds) Wigeon 8 Oystercatcher 2 Teal Pond Gadwall 7 Little Grebe 2 Flood Ground Teal 10 Wigeon 10 Oyst [...]
8 April 2012
Lots of activity at the osprey nest
Yesterday morning I watched the female osprey sitting on the nest starting to re-arrange the sticks and the grassy tussocks now growing on the nest. She was flying around the nest site most of the morning then flew off returning with a fish at 3.15pm. A p
6 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 8 Pintail 2 Teal 2 Oystercather 2 Tufted Duck 30 Wigeon 16 Teal Pond Gadwall 14 Teal 2 Little Grebe 2 Mute Swan 2 (nest building) Flood G [...]
5 April 2012
All quiet at the osprey nest today
There has been very little activity at the osprey nest this morning. Possibly the strong north-easterly wind is proving difficult for the female to sit on her lofty perch. I did think that she would continue her DIY at the nest and wait for her mate t
4 April 2012
Another osprey lands on the nest
Just after 1pm today an osprey landed on the nest. It had a ring on the left leg which could have either been faded yellow or white with black characters. Sadly even slowing the recording down frame by frame we were unable to read the ring. The bird was s
3 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Flood Ground Green-winged Teal 1 Teal 30 Black-headed Gull 2 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 5 Wigeon 4 Teal Pond Gadwall 7 Little Grebe 2 Mute Swan 1 Reed Bunting 2 (singing) Wi [...]
3 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Green-winged Teal, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Flood Ground Green-winged Teal 1 Teal 30 Wigeon 10 Black-headed Gull 4 Lapwing 2 Oystercatcher 2 Whooper Pond Pintail 1 [...]
2 April 2012
Todays Sightings
Record shot of the drake Green-winged Teal on the Flood Ground, taken Thursday 29th, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 10 Wigeon 10 Tufted Duck 30 Pintail 1 [...]
31 March 2012
Caerlaverock Osprey Diary 2012
Hello and welcome to the 2012 Caerlaverock Osprey Diary. Still no sign of our birds back at the nest. Our CCTV camera is now up and running and is live on the WWT website from 10am to 5pm. Hopefully longer when there are more sunlight hours to charge the
29 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Flood Ground Green-winged Teal 1 Teal 40 Wigeon 30 Redshank 2 Black-headed Gull 2 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 8 Wigeon 30 Oystercatcher 2 Tufted Duck 35 Folly Pond Reds [...]
29 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Pintail on Whooper Pond, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 5 Tufted Duck 30 Teal 1 Wigeon 30 Pintail 1 Teal Pond (Still closed due to path maintenace) [...]
28 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 18 Tufted Duck 30 Wigeon 40 Oystercatcher 2 Teal Pond Gadwall 4 Little Grebe 2 Mute Swan 2 Wigeon 2 Teal 2 Avenue Tower Pintail 1 Teal 20 [...]
27 March 2012
Todays Sighings
Pintail on Whooper Pond, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 140 Tufted Duck 42 Wigeon 60 Oystercatcher 2 Pintail 1 Folly Pond -The Folly Pond hide is now [...]
19 March 2012