Caerlaverock news
green-winged teal on the folly pond this morning
The male green-winged teal is showing well on the folly pond this morning. Over 700 teal on the pond with lots of groups of males displaying. Good visibility this morning with 5,580 barnacle geese counted from the tower, flocks of geese all over the wet
26 December 2012
Green-winged teal showing well again today on the Folly Pond
The North American green-winged teal is showing well again today on the Folly Pond. Over 900 teal are displaying in the rain, a magical sight and sound. Hen harrier and merlin are two of the other highlights today
24 December 2012
North American green-winged teal back on the Folly Pond at WWT Caerlaverock today.
A wet and windy night saw over 900 teal taking refuge on the Folly Pond this morning. As the wind dropped and the weather cleared, there was the male North-American green-winged teal on the pond. We haven't see him since the cold snap a fortnight ago.
23 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 120 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 110 Tufted Duck 46 Canada Goose 50 Greylga Goose 2 Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Folly Pond Teal 200 Shoveler 4 Wigeon 30 Saltmarsh Hen Harrie
19 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 90 Mute Swan 52 Wigeon 105 Tufted Duck 50 Canada Goose 50 Greylga Goose 6 Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Folly Pond Teal 200 Shoveler 4 Wigeon 28 Saltmarsh Hen Harrier
18 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 90 Mute Swan 50 Wigeon 100 Tufted Duck 40 Canada Goose 50 Greylga Goose 6 Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Brambling Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Folly Pond Teal 10 Shoveler 1 Wigeon 10 Saltmarsh He
17 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 125 Mute Swan 70 Wigeon 110 Tufted Duck 60 Canada Goose 110 Greylga Goose 9 Pintail 3 Teal 60 Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Linnet Saltmarsh Hen Harrier 1 Merlin 1 Ge
16 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 109 Mute Swan 50 Wigeon 100 Tufted Duck 50 Canada Goose 110 Greylga Goose 9 Pintail 3 Shoveler 4 Teal 60 Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Linnet Saltmarsh Hen Harrier 1
13 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Once again the weather has caught us again and just after all of our pools defrosted, they are frozen solid once again. It makes for beautiful pictures but sadly the wildfowl don't agree and head off the reserve to the free flowing rivers and estuary. Th
12 December 2012
Latest Sighting
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 109 Mute Swan 50 Wigeon 1100 Tufted Duck 50 Canada Goose 110 Greylga Goose 9 Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Brambling Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Folly Pond Teal 10 Shoveler 1 Wigeon 10 Saltmarsh
11 December 2012
Latest Sighting
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 159 Mute Swan 70 Wigeon 80 Tufted Duck 60 Canada Goose 70 Greylga Goose 9 Tawny Owl still in the Owl Box Avenue’s Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Brambling Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Folly Pond Teal 100 S
10 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Although most of the ice is starting to thaw here, most of the ponds except the whooper pond, Folly Pond and Flood Ground remain frozen. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 154 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 110 Tufted Duck 80 Gadwall 2 Canada Goose 70 Greylga Goose 2 Tawn
9 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 90 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 111 Tufted Duck 64 Teal 14 Gadwall 2 Canada Goose 70 Greylga Goose 2 Avenue’s Lesser Redpoll Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Brambling Tree Sparrow Fieldfare Redwing Song Thrush Treecreeper Coal Tit Saltmarsh H
6 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Lesser Redpoll photo by visitor Andrina Laidler Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 90 Mute Swan 60 Wigeon 111 Tufted Duck 64 Teal 14 Gadwall 2 Canada Goose 70 Greylga Goose 2 Tawny Owl still in the Owl Box Avenue’s Lesser Redpoll Yellowhammer Reed Bunting Bramb
5 December 2012
Latest Sightings
Although some of the ice is starting to thaw here, all of the ponds except the whooper pond remains frozen solid. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 130 Mute Swan 50 Wigeon 114 Tufted Duck 70 Teal 40 Gadwall 2 Canada Goose 70 Greylga Goose 2 Tawny Owl still in the
4 December 2012