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Wildlife sightings
Wader Lake AM: Lapwing 14 Black-headed gull 26 Redshank 9 Teal 56 Grey heron 2 Wigeon 2 Shoveler 1 Moorhen 7 Mallard 72 Hawthorn Wood feeding station [...]
1 November 2011
Med Gull
An adult winter plumage Mediterranean Gull was present on the Mere this morning with Black-headed Gulls. A big count of Ruff with 73 birds, in fact its the highest for a couple of years. Green San [...]
1 November 2011
Scandinavian Chiffchaff
Avenue SCANDINAVIAN CHIFFCHAFF Willow Warbler - must be the latest ever for Dumfries & Galloway Common Chiffchaff Goldcrest 2 Treecreeper 1 Bullfinch 1 Blackcap 1 Whooper Pond [...]
1 November 2011
Siskins and kite
Looking to the sky this morning produced a Red Kite and several Siskin. [...]
1 November 2011
Wildlife sightings for 1st November 2011
44 Wigeon - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Snipe - main lake, wader scrape 80 Black-headed Gull - main lake, reservoir lagoon 2 Skylark - flew S Additional sightings from yes [...]
1 November 2011
Take your pick from our autumn feast of bird watching
The mild conditions of the last week have certainly been very busy in terms of the bird groups arriving on site. Some brilliant autumn birds are passing through, with flocks of Fieldfares and Redwings a constant sight and sound around the reserve. Birds o
31 October 2011
It still feels like summer.
The shortening days of autumn signal a shift in the season; this combined with a change in the weather prompts birds to migrate. But today, the last day of October, there are southerly winds and visitors are still wearing T-shirts - I saw a swallow
31 October 2011
GPS could solve bean goose riddle
Rare taiga bean geese have been fitted with tracking devices by WWT scientists in an attempt to find out more about where they go. GPS tags have been attached to four of the geese in Scotland to reveal the extent of their winter and summer locations, and
31 October 2011
Today's sightings - good numbers of redshank and teal
Wader Lake AM medium tide: Lesser black-backed gull 2 Black-headed gull 26 Redshank 23 Curlew 1 Teal 120 Mallard 28 Shoveler 4 Wigeon 2 Common snipe 2 Lapwing 1 [...]
31 October 2011
Bird News
More raptor action with 4 Marsh Harrier again giving excellent views around the reserve. Peregrine, 2 Kestrel, at least 4 Common Buzzard and Sparrowhawk. Plenty of wildfowl building in numbers tho [...]
31 October 2011
Todays Sightings
Barnacle Goose from Newfield Hide, Photo by George Sharp Whooper Pond Tufted Duck 44 Teal 2 Folly Pond Whooper Swan 29 Canada Goose 100 Wigeon 400 Teal 370 Avenue Tower [...]
31 October 2011
Rising Shoveler
Great to see Shoveler numbers going up to 11 this morning! [...]
31 October 2011
Wildlife sightings for 31st October 2011
9 Water Rail - resr lagoon, wildside, waterlife and main lake 91 Gadwall - site count 1 Peregrine - main lake, hunting over high 2 Stonechat - marsh 2 Meadow Pipit - marsh 9 Redpol [...]
31 October 2011
Today's sightings
The Tack Piece Merlin 1 female Linnet 186 Lapwing 220 Wigeon 65 The Holden Tower Peregrine 1 White-fronted Goose 31 Grey Plover 14 Golden Plover 800 Dunlin 110 The Martin [...]
31 October 2011
Migration at Caerlaverock
It’s that time again folk that I come on here and have a good old ramble about what’s being coming in and out of the reserve over the last few days. Well where to start I guess with the big white guys first! I mean Whooper by the way. These guys are s
30 October 2011