Caerlaverock news
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 40 Wigeon 103 Teal 10 Tufted Duck 677 Canada Goose 70 Greylag Goose 10 Corner Field Teal 200 Wigeon 100 Black-tailed Godwit 12 Lapwing 40 Teal Pond Teal 10 Wigeon 15 Gadwall 1 Tufted Duck 1 Flood Ground Teal 1400 Wigeon 350 Whoop
7 November 2012
3 waxwings eating hawthorn berries in Saltcot Loaning today
Great news, three waxwings eating hawthorn berries in Saltcot Loaning today. Hopefully the first of many sightings of these beautiful Scandinavian migrants. They can turn up in any location that has berries, supermarket car parks are a favourite!
6 November 2012
Latest Sightings
The highlight today so far has been three Waxwings showing well along the Salcot Loaning oppostite the Silver and Gold Hide. Waxwing along Saltcot Loaning this morning. Photo by Reserve Warden Mike Youdale © Copyright 2012 Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 50
6 November 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 71 Wigeon 111 Teal 5 Tufted Duck 70 Canada Goose 90 Greylag Goose 10 Corner Field GREEN-WINGED TEAL 1 Teal 225 Wigeon 100 Black-tailed Godwit 9 Lapwing 100 Teal Pond Teal 20 Wigeon 6 Gadwall 1 Snipe 1 Flood Ground Teal 600 Wigeon
5 November 2012
Latest sightings Friday 26th October
Two little egrest were showing nicely on the Folly pond this morning as was the cracking male brambling with the chaffinches on the feeder in the farmyard. 5,670 barnacle geese were counted from the tower with at least twice that in the Caerlaverock paris
26 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 60 Wigeon 20 Whooper Swan 2 Teal 1 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 104 (Post Roost) Teal 900 Shoveler 40 Mute Swan 15 Snipe 2 Wigeon 120 Teal Pond Snipe 1 Kestrel 1 Teal 4 Gadwall 1 Avenue Tower Teal 700 Wigeon 350 Shoveler 5 Lapwing 100
23 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 60 Wigeon 20 Gadwall 3 Teal 1 Folly Pond Teal 400 Shoveler 4 Whooper Swan 3 Mute Swan 5 Snipe 1 Wigeon 20 Teal Pond Snipe 1 Kestrel 1 Magpie 1 (still scarce here) Teal 4 Gadwall 1 Avenue Tower Teal 700 Wigeon 50 Pintail 4 Shoveler
22 October 2012
October update - arrival of thousands of birds!
Autumn is here at Caerlaverock and the geese are back. The first barnacle geese arrived on Sunday the 23rd of September and those first 91 birds were soon joined by thousands more with 9,600 counted from the farmhouse tower on the 3rd of October. These bi
9 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Peter Scott Trail and Car Park Sightings: With the temperature dropping down to 1.4C it was a chilly start to the morning. The Peter Scott Trail and Car Park was alive with avian activity with the following species seen: Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaff
9 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 40 Teal 1 Gadwall 3 Wigeon 20 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 2+3 cygnets Lapwing 40 Curlew 20 Teal 750 Shoveler 20 Greylag Goose Canada Goose Snipe 1 Teal Pond Gadwall 3 Little Grebe 1 Wigeon 5 Flood Ground Teal 900 Wigeon 170 Shoveler 1
8 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 2 Tufted Duck 52 Teal 1 Gadwall 3 Wigeon 20 Folly Pond Lapwing 40 Curlew 20 Teal 750 Shoveler 20 Greylag Goose Canada Goose Snipe 1 Teal Pond Gadwall 1 Little Grebe 1 Wigeon 10 Flood Ground Whooper Swan 11 Teal 900 Wigeon 140 Pin
7 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Teal 650 Shoveler 27 Wigeon 160 Black-headed Gulls 84 Common gull 1 Whooper Pond Wigeon 22 Tufted Duck 35 Mallard 102 Morhen 7 Canada Goose 7 Shoveler 5 Corner Field Barnacle Geese 500+ Prince Philip Barnacle Geese 300+ Farmhouse Tower Banrnac
3 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 38 Teal 2 Canada Goose 100 Greylag Goose 2 Mute Swan 2 Folly Pond Teal 700 Shoveler 30 Wigeon 140 Pink-footed Goose 13 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Curlew 10 Corner Field Teal 340 Wigeon 100 Shoveler 6 Pintail 2 Avenue Tower Wigeon 21 Sh
2 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Brown Hare from the Avenue Tower this morning, M.Youdale © Copyright WWT 2012 Today seems to be the major influx day of Barnacle Geese. Yesterday count of 4500 has been almost trippled today, with Barnacle Geese almost in every field and part of the sal
1 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 41 Canada Goose 180 Greylag Goose 10 Folly Pond Teal 400 Black-tailed Godwit 4 Shoveler 20 Canada Goose 100 Avenue Tower Snipe 1 Teal 30 Shoveler 10 Pintail 1 Goosander 19 lapwing 20 Corner Field Wigeon 190 Teal 30 Shoveler 10 Far
30 September 2012