Caerlaverock blog
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 24 around the reserve. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 24 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 250 Tufted Duck 50 Wigeon 60 Shoveler 9 Gadwall 1♂ Teal 5 Canada Geese 80 Folly Pond Mute Swan 3 Gree
24 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 14 around the reserve. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 4 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 256 Tufted Duck 50 Wigeon 40 Gadwall 1♂ Teal 5 Canada Geese 1 Folly Pond Mute Swan 3 Green-winged Teal
23 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 17 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 150 Tufted Duck 45 Wigeon 60 Teal 10 Gadwall 1 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 130 Wigeon 60 Shoveler 10 Gadwall 2 Black-tailed Godwit 10 Avenue Tower Hen Harrier 1 ♂ Teal 700 Wigeon 35
22 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 19 around the reserve. Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 12 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 180 Tufted Duck 50 Wigeon 40 Gadwall 1♂ Teal 5 Canada Geese 80 Greylag Geese 4 Folly Pond Green-winged
21 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mallard 100 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 35 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Gadwall 3 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 230 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 10 Gadwall 2 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Avenue Tower Teal 1000 Wigeon 450 Lapwing 300 Black-tailed God
20 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 10,000 around the reserve. Whooper Swans: 3 Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 140 Tufted Duck 49 Wigeon 24 Teal 5 Canada Geese 1 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 3 Mute Swan 2 Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 400+ Mallard 40+ Wigeo
18 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7,000 around the reserve. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 170 Tufted Duck 50 Wigeon 25 Shoveler 2 Gadwall 1 Teal 4 Canada Geese 40 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Teal 700+ Mallard 40+ Wigeon 400+ Shoveler 4 Lapwing 100
17 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7,000 around the reserve. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 181 Tufted Duck 53 Wigeon 25 Shoveler 3 Gadwall 1 Teal 4 Canada Geese 40 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Mute Swan 6 Teal 700+ Mallard 40+ Wigeon 400+ Shoveler 4
16 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7,000 around the reserve. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 181 Tufted Duck 53 Wigeon 25 Shoveler 3 Pintail 1 Teal 4 Canada Geese 6 Folly Pond Green-winged Teal 1 ♂ Mute Swan 6 Teal 1000+ Mallard 40+ Wigeon 500+ Shoveler 4
15 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mallard 100 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 35 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Gadwall 3 Folly Pond GREEN-WINGED TEAL ♂ Teal 230 Wigeon 150 Shoveler 10 Gadwall 2 Black-tailed Godwit 30 Avenue Tower Teal 1000 Wigeon 450 Lapwing 300 Black-tailed God
14 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 10,000 around the reserve. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 49 Tufted Duck 29 Wigeon 17 Teal 4 Canada Geese 95 Greylag Geese 4 Grey Wagtail 1 Roe Deer 1 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 7 adults - flew off at 9am Mute Swan 2 Teal
11 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 16,040 around the reserve. A record count for this winter, including a leucistic (white) bird. Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 51 Tufted Duck 34 Wigeon 14 Teal 4 Gadwall 4 Canada Geese 131 Greylag Geese 4 Folly Pond Whoope
10 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 9870 around the reserve Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 30+ Wigeon 20+ Tufted Duck 10+ Folly Pond Teal 500+ Mallard 40+ Wigeon 100+ Black-tailed Godwit 30+ Avenue Tower Teal 800+ Wigeon 50+ Lapwing 200+ Barnacle Geese Pink-f
9 October 2014
Incredible Journeys? Barnies and Whoopers make theirs, as does a rarity...
It's that time again, as thousands of wildfowl make their incredible journeys from the Arctic to the UK. The first Barnacle Geese arrived back from Svalbard on the 23rd September with a flock of 85 dropping in. Since then numbers have shot up and we curre
8 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 10,000+ around the reserve Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 30+ Peregrine 1 over at 9am Folly Pond Teal 749 Mallard 77 Wigeon 226 Gadwall 2 Shoveler 2 Lapwing 10 Snipe 1 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Redshank 1 Back Pond Kingfisher 1
8 October 2014