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Today's sightings- busy wetlands
Holden Tower Golden Plover 2000 + 1 Grey Plover among the flock. Peregrine 1 Little Stint occasionally on the scrape edge + 450 Dunlin on the Dumbles. Lapwing 1600 Marsh Harrier 1 female distant to the N Bewick's Swan 60+ on the Dumbles. Shelduck 68 Tack
24 December 2015
Merry Xmas !!
Few reports in recent days, a Barn Owl was out hunting near Ron Barker this morning, still 2-3 Marsh Harrier over the reserve, no reports in recent days of the Firecrest but no doubt it is still around, there are plenty of Tit flocks and small numbers of
24 December 2015
Caerlaverock reserve, Thurs Dec 24th
The B724 remains closed at Cummertrees due to flooding, so visitors arriving from the direction of Carlisle/M6 should re-route via the minor road to Ruthwell and Cummertrees from A75 at Kinmount. Barnacle Goose nos are on the up, with the locally vis
24 December 2015
Wildlife sightings for 24th December 2015
1 Shelduck - main lake 4 Pintail - main lake 8 Snipe - grazing marsh, wader scrape 5 Fieldfare - Q.E.W 4 Goldcrest - by the lodge December bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Stonechat, Brambling, Water Pipit, Treecreeper. B
24 December 2015
Recent Sightings, Millennium Wetlands and British Steel Hide
Confused Red Campion! British Steel Hide Wigeon 142 Teal 10 Pochard 1 Gadwall 3 Mallard 66 Shelduck 9 Greylag Goose 5 Greenshank 1 Redshank 4 Snipe 6 Black-Tailed Godwit 4 Curlew 8 Lapwing 315 Herring Gull 20 Black-Headed Gull 55 Great Black Backed Gull
23 December 2015
Wildlife sightings for 23rd December 2015
1 Shelduck - main lake 2 Pintail - main lake 60 Wigeon - grazing marsh December bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, Stonechat, Brambling, Water Pipit, Treecreeper. Bittern can be found on the main lake reed fringes, p
23 December 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Bewick's Swans- 12 had left the Rushy and headed to the Dumbles by 0930hrs, the rest should follow during the morning. Peregrine,2 Buzzards and the Marsh Harrier were all hunting over the reserve 0820-0930 at least. Dunlin, Golden Plover and
23 December 2015
Caerlaverock, Wed 23rd Dec
Little change from yesterday, with a lot of water lying both on the fields and unfortunately within the avenues. Wellingtons remain an essential footwear item for full access to the more outlying hides and towers. The two American ducks are at their usual
23 December 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower The Golden Plover flock (1500+) also contained a greyish individual, one leucistic bird with white wing tips (only viewable in flight) and a single Grey Plover. Lapwing flocks of over 2500 are also present mostly on the Dumbles. The Dunlin
22 December 2015
Green-winged Teal and Lapwing
The biggest haul of Lapwing on the reserve for some time with over 2500 birds. Spectacular to see in flight dodging the attention of Peregrine. Lapwing take flight. The Green-winged Teal is still present after no repo
22 December 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Canada Geese - 31 Shoveler - 4 Teal - 40 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3 Black-headed Gull - 2 Shelduck - 19 Grey Heron - 1 Tufted Duck - 3 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Hawthorn Wood Treecreeper - 1 Bul
22 December 2015
Wildlife sightings for 22nd December 2015
3 Pintail - main lake, grazing marsh 1 water Rail - Peacock tower channel 1 Peregrine - Perched on charing cross hospital 15 Siskin - South route 2 Chiffchaff - sheltered lagoon December bird highlights: Bittern, Shelduck, Goldeneye, Jack Snipe, Dunlin, S
22 December 2015
Around a wild and wet Caerlaverock, Tues Dec 22nd
Little change from yesterday, with a lot of water lying both on the fields and unfortunately within the avenues. Wellingtons remain an essential footwear item for full access to the more outlying hides and towers. The two American ducks are at their usual
22 December 2015
Today's sightings
Holden Tower Golden Plover, Lapwing and Dunlin in large numbers, 100's of Canada, Greylag and Barnacle Geese. Long Ground Pool 10 Gadwall and a mixed flock of 68 Tufted Duck and 9 Pochard. Tack Piece Large numbers of Curlew, Black-tailed Godwit, Wigeon,
21 December 2015
Today's Highlights
Short-eared owl in the fields near the centre. Great white egret on Lady Fen .
21 December 2015