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October update - arrival of thousands of birds!
Autumn is here at Caerlaverock and the geese are back. The first barnacle geese arrived on Sunday the 23rd of September and those first 91 birds were soon joined by thousands more with 9,600 counted from the farmhouse tower on the 3rd of October. These bi
9 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 9th october 2012
18 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon and main lake 2 Pintail - resr lagoon 104 Shoveler 5 Snipe - main lake, marsh 20+ Redwing - over SW/W/NW or landing in wildside/resr lagoon 8 Song Thrush - migrants flying SW/W, also in wildside 9 Meadow Pipit - over SW/S 22
9 October 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Coot - 1 Teal - 46 Mallard - 16 Shoveler - 3 Moorhen - 4 Heron - 3 Black-headed Gull - 109 Lapwing -25 Redshank - 15 Common Snipe - 7 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 5 Great Tit - 1 Coal Tit - 4 Nuthatch - 1 Blue Tit
9 October 2012
Local letter writers inspire generations
Scott 100 campaign draws letters from young and old alike After an inspirational year - the Queen’s Jubilee, the Olympics and the Paralympics, WWT’s Scott 100 letters ‘Inspiring Generations’ campaign continues apace. WWT Arundel Wetland Centre is
9 October 2012
Today's sightings-The Geese are back!
The Holden Tower Russian White-fronted Goose 3 Adults Wigeon 270 Lapwing 50 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 adult (2 on site) Redshank 30 Black-tailed Godwit 242 Ruff 2 Dunlin 2 Teal 2300 Pintail 14 The Tack Piece Spotted Redshank 1 First winter Wigeon
9 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Peter Scott Trail and Car Park Sightings: With the temperature dropping down to 1.4C it was a chilly start to the morning. The Peter Scott Trail and Car Park was alive with avian activity with the following species seen: Goldfinch, Greenfinch, Chaff
9 October 2012
Sand martins mob WWT Arundel nesting bank in September
Hundreds of sand martins swooped along the Sand martin hide and over the waters of WWT Arundel during stopovers on their migration this autumn. The birds hovered in front of nesting holes and entered several of the sand filled slots in the artificial hide
8 October 2012
Pumpkin carving, batman and tarantulas
Arundel Wetland Centre is naturally creepy this October half-term Carve a jack-o-lantern, meet a real batman and discover hair-raising tarantulas at Arundel Wetland Centre this October half term. Families will also enjoy daily pond dipping and weekday cr
8 October 2012
Horseshoe nests bring breeding luck for endangered Red-breasted geese
Red-breasted goslings at 1 day old. In mid-July four red-breasted goslings hatched at WWT Arundel Wetland Centre inside a new kind of nest. Grounds supervisor Samantha Halpin designed horseshoe-shaped nest enclosures
8 October 2012
Kilmood Art Club’s Annual Exhibition at Castle Espie Wetland Centre
Castle Espie Gallery, nature through art, will be opening the doors on Saturday 13th October at 10am to the Annual Exhibition of Kilmood Art Club. This is a major club event each year, and the exhibition comprises of approximately 80 paintings by club mem
8 October 2012
Today's sightings
British Steel hide/estuary 55 curlew 712 black tailed godwit bar tailed godwit 77 redshank 3 spotted redshank 29 greenshank 26 knot 10 snipe 55 lapwing 29 little egret 7 c
8 October 2012
Todays Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/HIGH TIDE Lapwing - 120 Redshank - 20 Common Snipe - 2 Teal - 52 Shoveler - 2 Black Headed Gull - 92 Grey Heron - 4 OTHER BIRDS/AM Jay (Car park) - 2 Robin (Wader Lake path) - 1 Bullfinch (Wader Lake path) - 2 Chaffinch (Wader Lake path)
8 October 2012
Wildlife sightings for 8th October 2012
2 Pintail - scrape 25 Wigeon - sheltered lagoon and main lake 2 Peregrine - perched on hospital 12 Siskin - flew low over south route, heading easterly Additional sightings from yesterday: 1 Stonechat - female, reservoir lagoon Recent bird h
8 October 2012
Latest Sightings
Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 40 Teal 1 Gadwall 3 Wigeon 20 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 2+3 cygnets Lapwing 40 Curlew 20 Teal 750 Shoveler 20 Greylag Goose Canada Goose Snipe 1 Teal Pond Gadwall 3 Little Grebe 1 Wigeon 5 Flood Ground Teal 900 Wigeon 170 Shoveler 1
8 October 2012
Today's sightings
The Holden Tower Curlew Sandpiper 1 Little Stint 1 Sanderling 3 Dunlin 70 Grey Plover 30 Golden Plover 8 Curlew 80 Rock Pipit 1 The Zeiss Hide Spotted Redshank 1 Redshank 50 Ruff 2 Black-tailed Godwit 196 Lapwing 180 Teal 2400 The South Lake SHOVELER 242!
7 October 2012