Caerlaverock news
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 20 Shoveler 1 Whooper Swan 6 (flew over heading east) Folly Pond Teal 400 Shoveler 20 Wigeon 30 Mute Swan 2 + 6 juveniles Teal Pond Little Grebe 1 Gadwall 2 Avenue Tower Shoveler 10 Wigeon 20 Teal 30 Kestrel 1 Peregrine 1 Corner F
26 September 2012
Latest Sightings
This mornings flight saw 71 Barnacle Geese fly inland, but we expect with the low pressure and the easterly wind over the next few days a lot more Barnacle Geese to arrive here. Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 20 Canada Goose 100 Greylag Goose 1 Gadwall 1 Mute S
24 September 2012
The barnacle geese are back!
Yesterday, the 23rd of September, the first 91 barnacle geese were seen on the reserve at Caerlaverock. We had reports from Arctic Norway that there were birds flying south on Friday and the first birds arrived on Sunday. They were feeding in the Lochar
24 September 2012
Latest Sightings
Today say the arrival of the first Barnacle Geese of this Autumn/Winter with three groups (23,50,18) all coming in from the east. Elsewhere; Whooper Pond Gadwall 3 Tufted Duck 20 Mute Swan 5 Canada Goose 200 Greylag Goose 2 Otter Folly Pond Teal 200 Shove
23 September 2012
Latest Sighting
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 14 Gadwall 1 Teal 1 Little Grebe 1 Canada & Greylag Goose Folly Pond Whooper Swan 6 (1 later flew to Flood Ground) Teal 120 Shoveler 20 Lapwing 10 Common Gull 2 Teal Pond Gadwall 2 Avenue Tower Pink-footed Goose 800+ Mute Swan
22 September 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 12 Oystercatcher 2 Gadwall 1 Shoveler 2 Folly Pond Teal 120 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Shoveler 5 Avenue Tower Pink-footed Goose 200 (heading south) Teak 30 Shoveler 15 Mute Swan 20 Peregrine 1 Corner Field Little Egret 1 Wigeon 10 Te
20 September 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Our first Whooper Swan dropped into the Pond this morning. It stayed until around 10am then flew out towards the Solway. As it flew we could see it had a yellow ring but didnt get any letter from it. Tufted Duck 12 Shoveler 2 Folly Pond Black
19 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 5 Canada Goose 50 Greylag Goose 2 Gadwall 1 Folly Pond Teal 50 Shoveler 2 Teal Pond Little Grebe 1 Avenue Tower Shoveler 15 Teal 30 Meadow Pipit 100 Mute Swan 30 Lapwing 50 Linnet 10 Corner Field Little Egret 1 Magpie 2 (still ver
17 September 2012
latest sightings Tuesday 4th September
An osprey was perched on the big tree washed up on the tideline off slatcot merse this morning. Still good numbers of teal, 182 on the folly pond with 25 shovelers and a lone wigeon. The wet areas of Prince Philip's field is proving to be a magnet for the
4 September 2012
latest sightings Monday 3rd September
One osprey was showing most of the day, perched on a log eating a fish in the morning and then flying along the merse being mobbed by a group of shelducks. Duck numbers are still good with 450 teal in Prince Philip's field and another 152 on the Folly pon
3 September 2012
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond RED NECKED PHALAROPE (juv) Black-tailed Godwit 3 Snipe 2 Lapwing 20 Curlew 130 Teal 300 Shoveler 30 Wigeon 1 Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 2 Mute Swan with cygnets Teal Pond Little Grebe (juv) Saltmarsh Osprey 1 Peregrine 1 Canada Goose 100 Pink-foo
28 August 2012
Latest Sightings
Please note, from today for the next two weeks (approx) the Flood Ground area is going to be heavily disturbed due to habitat work being carried out in the field. We hope that this new management work will provide both great habitat for wintering wildfowl
27 August 2012
Latest Sightings
Black-tailed Godwit (not taken today), M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Whooper Pond Mute Swan with cygnets Black-tailed Godwit 3 Tufted Duck 1 Teal Pond Little Grebe (juv) Teal 4 Avenue Tower Marsh Harrier Gargan
22 August 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan with cygnets Tufted Duck 1 Coot 1 Folly Pond Black-tailed Godwit 14 Teal 314 Shoveler 7 Teal Pond Young Little Grebe Avenue Tower Lapwing 560 Teal 30 Golden Plover 10 Buzzard 1 Saltmarsh Osprey 1 Kittwake 1 Osprey & Badger Cam
21 August 2012
Latest's Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan with cygnets Tufted Duck 1 Coot 1 Folly Pond Black-tailed Godwit 12 Teal 122 Shoveler 2 Teal Pond Young Little Grebe Avenue Tower Lapwing 160 Teal 694 Bar-tailed Godwit 2 Golden Plover 38 Pintail 14 Saltmarsh Ospreys 2 Osprey &
20 August 2012