Caerlaverock news
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
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7000+ around the reserve Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 1 adult - orange ring ZKN - flew north at 9.30am Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 139 Tufted Duck 31 Wigeon 32 Teal 7 Greylag Goose 20 Canada Goose 2 Pink-footed Goose 1 Folly Pond (Whoope
7 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mallard 100 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 35 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Pintail 1 Cormorant Gadwall 3 Folly Pond Teal 230 Wigeon 150 Grey Heron 1 Shoveler 10 Gadwall 2 Avenue Tower Teal 1000 Wigeon 150 Lapwing 300 Golden Plover 60 Heron 5 Aven
6 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mallard 100 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 20 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Pintail 1 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 50 Grey Heron 1 Avenue Tower Teal 1700 Wigeon 500 Mixed Gull flock 700 Lapwing 500 Golden Plover 20 Heron 5 Avenues & Feeders Chiff
4 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Latest Sightings Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 15 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Little Grebe 1 Pintail 1 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 50 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Grey Heron 1 Avenue Tower Teal 20 Wigeon 50 Heron 1 Avenues & Feeders Chif
1 October 2014
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Mallard 170 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 11 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Little Grebe 1 Pintail 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Folly Pond Teal 30 Grey Heron 1 Avenue Tower Teal 20 Wigeon 50 Heron 1 Avenues & Feeders Chiffchaffs Goldcrest Long-tailed Tit T
30 September 2014
Latest Sightings
Barnacle Geese: 7000+ around the reserve Whooper Pond Mallard 255 Mute Swan 1 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 8 Wigeon 12 Teal 11 Pintail 5 Little Grebe 1 Folly Pond Teal 40+ Mallard 4 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Mute Swan 3 Back Pond Hide Kingfisher 1 Corner Field B
27 September 2014
Latest Sightings
Yesterday we had 10,500 Barnacle Geese in just 2 fields from the Avenue Tower. Not quite as many in this morning, but still a very good total... Barnacle Geese: 7310 around the reserve Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 9 Wigeon
26 September 2014
Latest Sightings
Huge numbers of Barnacle Geese have now arrived, with an early estimate of 8-10,000 now on the reserve and very close to some of the hides! Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Mute Swan 1 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 7 Wigeon 15 Teal 10 Little Grebe 1 Canada Geese 50 Fo
25 September 2014
Latest Sightings
Latest Sightings Today a flock of nearly 5500 Barnacle Geese arrived!! Winter has begun. They are currently very flighty across the reserve producing an amazing sight and sound. Whooper Pond GARGANEY Mallard 221 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 11 Wi
24 September 2014