Caerlaverock news
Raptors on display over the merse
Short-eared owl and a pair of peregrines hunting top our list of exciting sightings this week
15 November 2021
High tides and strong winds
The past few days has seen high tides and strong southern westerly winds which has kept the reserves team on their toes but been a birders paradise for our visitors
8 November 2021
Golden sunshine and golden plovers
Highlights so far this week include 800 golden plover, 1,000 lapwing and a male and female hen harrier out on the saltcot merse.
4 November 2021
Flooded fields and red berries
The extreme rainfall that the area has experienced this week saw most birds hunkered down for a few days before they began exploring the vast new expanses of lying water.
1 November 2021
Glossy ibis with the whoopers
An exciting day for us as a glossy ibis appeared on the whooper pond this morning!
23 October 2021
A Busy and Sunny Autumnal Week
The sunny, clear days have brought the barnacle geese in very close to the hides in the latter half of this week.
22 October 2021
55 whooper swans now at our feeds
We're now getting up to 55 whooper swans, and up to 28 mute swans at our daily feeds.
19 October 2021
Recent counts for barnacle geese and whooper swans
Today's barnacle goose count was 5,700 with large groups constantly on the move between fields and the merse. Whooper numbers today were 23 on the whooper pond, and 10 on the flood ground.
16 October 2021
Barnacle Geese are back
A little later than some years, but our wild barnacle geese are now arriving back in big numbers!
12 October 2021
Early Autumn
A poem by Andy Ormandy
9 October 2021
Rain bringing more birds in
This week has brought 5" of rain! This has reopened many of our scrapes, and 600 golden plover can be seen mingling with lapwing.
4 October 2021
Increase in wintering wildfowl
With a drop in temperature we are seeing an increase in wintering wildfowl on the reserve. This week we have had counts of around 300 pintails and 400 teal on the folly pond.
29 September 2021
A Long-Eared Owl and high Teal numbers
The week started with 475 Teal on the Folly pond, before we were then treated to several close encounters with a Long-Eared Owl.
16 September 2021
It's the little things...
A little egret, little stint and a little grebe have been spotted on the reserve this week.
10 September 2021
Autumn fruits
Find out the variety of autumn fruits that are appearing around the reserve
3 September 2021