Caerlaverock news
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan Mute Swan Wigeon Tufted Duck Teal Pintail Gadwall Shoveler Canada Goose Greylag Goose Pink-footed Goose Tawny Owl (viewable in Red Willow out the west windows of the observatory) Folly Pond Whooper Swan Teal Shoveler Wigeon Sheld
22 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan Mute Swan Wigeon Tufted Duck Teal Pintail Gadwall Shoveler Canada Goose Greylag Goose Pink-footed Goose Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL Teal Shoveler Wigeon Shelduck Lapwing Avenue’s and Trails Yellowhammer 52 Reed Bunting 15 Tree
21 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Reports from yesterday of the drake Green-winged Teal and Todd's Canada Goose. The Drake Green-winged Teal is again present this morning and showing well on the Folly Pond from the Farmhouse Tower. Around the rest of the reserve a lot of the water bodies
20 January 2013
Latest Sightings
No sign of the Todd's Canada Goose this morning on the entrance road. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 220+ Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 120 Tufted Duck 74 Teal 30 Pintail 1 Greylag Goose 40 Tawny Owl 1 (still in box to the west of obs) Avenue’s and Trails Yellowhammer
20 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Yesterday just before dark the TODD'S CANADA GOOSE (B. c. interior) was located on the entrance road to the reserve. This bird was first seen in the county back in October 2011 where it arrive in the corner field with Barnacle Geese. It later relocated
16 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 228 Mute Swan 43 Tufted Duck 114 Wigeon 80 Canada Goose 116 Greylag Goose 10 Pintail 2 Teal 10 Tawny Owl 1 Gadwall 3 Folly Pond Teal 150 Wigeon 10 Shoveler 5 Flood Ground Currently frozen so only 5 Whooper Swan, Greylag, Canada &
15 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 221 Mute Swan 43 Tufted Duck 50 Wigeon 100 Canada Goose 116 Greylag Goose 10 Pintail 1 Folly Pond Teal 450 Wigeon 130 Shoveler 2 Redshank 10 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Snipe 7 Flood Ground Teal 537 Wigeon 232 Tufted Duck 2 Whooper Sw
14 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 210 Mute Swan 43 Tufted Duck 105 Wigeon 120 Canada Goose 146 Greylag Goose 30 Pintail 1 Tawny Owl (sitting in owl box to west of obs) Folly Pond Teal 450 Wigeon 130 Shoveler 2 Redshank 10 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Snipe 7 Flood Grou
7 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 250 Mute Swan 70 Tufted Duck 76 Wigeon 80 Canada Goose 114 Gereylag Goose 4 Folly Pond Teal 450 Wigeon 130 Shoveler 10 Redshank 30 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Snipe 7 Flood Ground Teal 870 Wigeon 200 Tufted Duck 109 Gadwall 2 Shoveler
6 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 200 Mute Swan 80 Tufted Duck 76 Wigeon 80 Canada Goose 114 Gereylag Goose 4 Tawny Owl 1 (in entrance to owl box) Folly Pond Teal 450 Wigeon 130 Shoveler 10 Redshank 30 Black-tailed Gdowit 4 Snipe 12 Flood Ground Teal 870 Wigeon 2
4 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 202 Wigeon 54 Tufted Duck 70 Canada Goose 145 Greylag Goose 10 Tawny Owl 1 Teal Pond Gadwall 2 Wigeon Teal Flood Ground Teal 850 Wigeon 300 Snipe Whooper Swan 3 Tufted Duck 5 Folly Pond Again no sign of Green-winged Teal Teal 5
3 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 200 Wigeon 74 Tufted Duck 73 Canada Goose 135 Greylag Goose 3 Tawny Owl 1 Teal Pond Gadwall 6 Wigeon Teal Flood Ground Teal 850 Wigeon 300 Snipe Whooper Swan 3 Tufted Duck 5 Folly Pond No sign of Green-winged Teal Teal 300 Wige
2 January 2013
New Years Day
Today was our annual bird race. A race to see as many species in the day as possible. In total 69 species were recorded so not a bad start to the year. The 69 species seen were; Great-crested Grebe Cormorant Little Egret Heron Mute Swan Whooper Swan Pink-
1 January 2013
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 186 Wigeon 64 Tufted Duck 73 Canada Goose 175 Greylag Goose 23 Tawny Owl 1 Teal Pond Gadwall 4 Wigeon Teal Flood Ground Teal 850 Wigeon 300 Snipe Whooper Swan 3 Tufted Duck 5 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 Teal 500 Wigeon 200
31 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 210 Wigeon 50 Tufted Duck 70 Canada Goose 140 Greylag Goose 30 Teal Pond Gadwall 4 Wigeon Teal Flood Ground Teal 850 Wigeon 300 Little Egret 1 Snipe Whooper Swan 3 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 Teal 444 Wigeon 200 Snipe 7 Reds
30 December 2012