Caerlaverock news
Raining Plovers
The foul weather yesterday and this morning has some benefits...9 juvenile Little Ringed Plover took shelter on the Folly Pond yesterday afternoon and at least 4 have stayed to this morning. Only views are from Sharp's Lookout (we are working to get
23 July 2020
Waders starting to drop in
The past week has seen a return of some of our waders to site. Curlew numbers are building up with 25 birds seen in the Lochar field today from the Pasture Pathway. They have also been observed flying across the River Walk. Common Sandpiper are often t
18 July 2020
Hares on the Pasture Pathway
Brown hares have been very active around the reserve recently. One was seen this morning on the newly opened pasture pathway. This is a new route going through the fields that links the Avenue Tower to the Saltcot Loaning. It is also a good place to sp
15 July 2020
Caerlaverock Wetland Centre to re-open on 15 July
We are pleased to announce that Caerlaverock Wetland Centre will re-open on Wednesday 15 July
8 May 2020
Geese are going, Spring is here
I know a lot of you would love to come for a visit right now, and hopefully it won't be too long before we can reopen in some way and we are busy working out how that could be done safely for our staff, volunteers and visitors.With the site still closed a
25 April 2020
Not our usual sightings, but Spring is coming!
As we are closed to all visitors, we won't be putting out our usual sightings updates but we will try to keep you up to date with general goings on here at the reserve. Our main focus is keeping the site in good order with minimal staff, looking after our
1 April 2020
Garden Bird Quiz - ANSWERS!
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27 March 2020
Garden Bird Quiz!
Test your garden bird identification skills
27 March 2020
Mammal Tracking!
Learn the tracks of mammals found on our reserve
25 March 2020
Chiffchaff singing
After a slow start, with only one Whooper on the Folly Pond, others have now started dropping in. There are currently 15 on the reserve with more in the local area. We do know through satellite tracking that UK birds have already arrived back in Iceland
20 March 2020
Lots of raptor activity!
Two peregrines were seen displaying from the Avenue Tower yesterday which was very exciting to watch! A merlin and a hen harrier have also been sighted across the reserve. It's been lovely to see all of the usual suspects enjoying the sunshine this mornin
16 March 2020
The Calm After the Storm
For those who have ever wondered whether the tide reaches the Saltcot Merse Observatory at any time then the photo above shows conditions yesterday afternoon to the east of the Observatory looking towards the patch of Gorse. This is what a 10.2m high tid
13 March 2020
Primrose in Bloom
It is lovely to see a shot of colour down the Avenue as the Primroses are coming into bloom. The name actually derives from the Latin prima rosa meaning the first rose of the year. On a still, warm day (we might get one soon!) our banking of primroses a
12 March 2020
Swans Gathering
It is that time of year again when the Whooper Swans are starting to make a move to their favoured pasture area to the East of us. We are currently averaging between 40 and 60 birds at the feeds. Interestingly we are also recording new birds arriving, p
11 March 2020
First Brambling of the Winter
The first Brambling was seen around the feeding station last Thursday and was back around again yesterday. It has been a real quiet winter for sightings of them on the Reserve and this could be the last chance until next Autumn. Wader sightings continue
10 March 2020