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Latest Sightings
Today has seen a massive increase in fledgling birds, almost everywhere you look there is a young bird. Some of the young birds we have so far; Lapwing Oystercatcher Black-headed Gull Mallard Moorhen Chaffinch Great Tit Blue Tit Robin Blackbird Blackcap W
25 June 2013
Latest Sightings
Flood Ground GARGANEY (Drake) Lapwings (with at least 4 chicks) Oystercatcher 2 with 3 chicks Black-headed Gull 3 sitting birds Moorhen & Mallard with Young Teal 10 Teal Pond Mute Swan 2 with 6 Cygnets Little Grebe on nest Moorhen and Mallard young Fo
16 June 2013
Latest Sightings
Firstly, sorry for the delay in putting a post on the latest sightings. I have been away for a few weeks. Anyway, on my return summer has really got going! Lots of young birds across the reserve and a lot of birds still in full song. Flood Ground Lapwing
6 June 2013
Tuesday 28th May
Still awaiting Osprey hatching (viewed via the CCTV link), but much restless activity from the adults, with plenty of new material brought to the nest. Barn Owls still on two chicks, three eggs to go. Two Little Stints dropped onto The Folly Pond briefly
28 May 2013
May 27th 2013
A cold, wet and windy day so far. Paerhaps this will push in a migrating skua or two as the spring tide rises towards 2.30pm? Otherwise not a great deal to report, with precious little singing or displaying in the attrocious conditions. Things very much a
27 May 2013
Sightings 26th May 2013
Our Barn Owls, visible on CCTV at the centre have hatched the first of their 5 eggs, similarly we anticipate the CCTV'd Ospreys to begin hatching any time now, maybe today, though no sign of a chick at time of writing. Elsewhere the reserve is fairly qui
26 May 2013
Latest Sightings
Today we saw two new spring arrivals; A Spotted Flycatcher was first heard on the Avenue and later relocated on the Back Bank on The Meadow. Last year this species bred on the reserve but usually we only tend to get passage birds. A Common Sandpiper was a
19 May 2013
Latest Sightings
A quiet start to the morning in terms of wildfowl but there are good numbers of passerines throughout the reserve. Spring Migrants & Passerines Blackcap Sedge Warbler Chiffchaff Willow Warbler Common Whitethroat Swallow House Martin Sand Martin Wheate
14 May 2013
Caerlaverock, Wed 8th May
Becoming a wet day. The usual song birds in the avenues supplemented by 2 Common Whitethroats near The Avenue Tower and a Lesser Redpoll on one of the seed feeders. No Barnacles to be seen now, as expected, likewise the 3 Whoopers have vacated The Floodgr
8 May 2013
Caerlaverock sightings 7.5.13
A scan from The Farmhouse Tower today would indicate that the Barnacle Geese have finally left us. 40 could be found yesterday, 800 on Sunday past. Two Whooper Swans do remain on The Floodground though. Golden Plovers are still coming through, resplende
7 May 2013
Latest Sighting
Spring Migrants Willow Warbler Chiffchaff Blackcap Sedge Warbler Weatear White Wagtail Sand Martin House Martin Swallow Folly Pond Teal 10 Wigeon 5 Redshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 70+ Oystercatcher 3 Shelduck 2 Flood Ground Teal 10 Wigeon 5 Black-headed G
28 April 2013
Latest Sightings
Spring Migrants Willow Warbler Chiffchaff Blackcap Sedge Warbler Weatear White Wagtail Sand Martin House Martin Swallow Folly Pond Teal 10 Wigeon 5 Redshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 17 Oystercatcher 3 Shelduck 2 Flood Ground Teal 10 Wigeon 5 Black-hea
25 April 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Mute Swan 7 Teal 10 Wigeon 5 Redshank 1 Black-tailed Godwit 17 Oystercatcher 3 Shelduck 2 Flood Ground Teal 10 Wigeon 5 Black-headed Gull 2 Oystercatcher 2 Tufted Duck 10 Gadwall 2 Avenue Tower Golden Plover 1300+ Redshank Curlew Lapwing Dunlin
24 April 2013
Caerlaverock observatory demolished after 42 years
WWT Caerlaverock has seen quite a change this month with the demolition of the old observatory after 42 years of faithful service to make way for a brand new multi-level viewing hide. The new Sir Peter Scott hide, which will open later this year, has been
22 April 2013
Latest Sightings
Folly Pond Mute Swan 10 Teal 20 Wigeon 10 Redshank 10 Black-tailed Godwit 2 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 2 Flood Ground Teal 30 Wigeon 10 Black-headed Gull 2 Oystercatcher 2 Tufted Duck 27 Gadwall 2 Avenue Tower Golden Plover 700+ Redshank Curlew Lapwing Dunl
21 April 2013