News - Caerlaverock
Can't see the third egg yet
Like yesterday AW has been doing a lot of nest duty today sitting on the eggs. He spent nearly 2 hours this morning before his mate came in and took over. Due to the build up of nest material on the edge of the nest it is very difficult to see if a 3rd eg
25 April 2011
Osprey Easter egg number two laid this morning
When the CCTV images came on this morning we could see AW stand up on the nest and between his legs there were 2 eggs. If we didn't know better it looked as if he had just laid them! A second lighter and more speckled egg was beside the very russet first
22 April 2011
First egg laid this morning
As the CCTV system came on at the centre this morning the female was sitting tight on the nest. Was she on the first egg? Emma watched patiently and at 10.20am she saw the female stand up and sure enough there was the first egg of the season in the cup of
19 April 2011
Yet more sticks and more mating
Over the weekend we have seen both ospreys bringing in more sticks to the nest. AW as ever is a bit optimistic in thinking he can find the final resting place for his sticks on the nest. His mate rearranges his endeavours as sooon as he leaves. There have
18 April 2011
Expecting eggs
We are all eagerly expecting eggs to be laid by our osprey pair in the next few days. There has certainly been plenty of matings and lots of nest additions and 'cup scraping' which are all good signs of the birds being well bonded to the nest site and bei
16 April 2011
More DIY and mating on the nest
As we return to chilly wet wether it is all go at the nest with more sticks arriving and the bit of black plastic has moved to the edge of the nest and is flapping about in the wind. Hopefully it will blow away soon. AW has been busy bringing some good si
13 April 2011
Nest building and more black plastic
Both ospreys have been bringing in sticks to re profile the nest and as usual have brought in some blck plastic. As in previous years this discarded silage wrap gets woven into the nest and can flap about in the wind. We are always concerned that it may g
11 April 2011
AW back on the block with a flounder
At 11.05 this morning AW flew onto the nest with a large flounder. Those pesky crows landed on the nest behind him but he soon saw them off and proceeded to eat his catch. There are a lot of new sticks on the nest today so they have been busy. The female
8 April 2011
New male at the nest
At 12 noon today we saw both the male and female on the nest at the same time. The male is not green AW, he has a white ring on his left leg which we can't read yet due to the poor weather and visibility. They both seemed happy side by side on the nest an
5 April 2011
Osprey seen at the nest yesterday
Yesterday afternoon, Monday the 28th of March our surveillance team saw an osprey flying near the nest. later that evening there was no sign of the bird and this morning the fog was too thick to see anything. Our CCTV system is now up and running beaming
29 March 2011
Track Caerlaverock's barnacle geese north
It has been a busy winter season at WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre for both birds and visitors.After the big thaw, the heavy rains flooded the fields making ideal conditions for lapwings with over 600 counted with 172 curlews. On the high tides numbers o
24 March 2011
Official opening of the Sir Peter Scott Centenary Walk
At WWT Caerlaverock Wetland Centre on 10 February the new Sir Peter Scott Centenary Walkway was officially opened by Peter Scott's son, Falcon Scott. The walkway has been built to celebrate the centenary of Sir Peter Scott’s birth and gives unprecedente
16 February 2011
Hazardous conditions
For anyone visiting Caerlaverock today, please take great caution when driving to the reserve. After the heavy fall of snow yesterday, we have had heavy rain all night which has melted through the snow as leaving sheet ice and black ice everywhere. The ro
10 January 2011