Todays Sightings
Record shot of Wood Sandpiper this morning on Folly Pond © Copyright 2012 WWT Migration has very much began here at Caerlaverock with a WOOD SANDPIPER coming in this morning onto the folly po [...]
Record shot of Wood Sandpiper this morning on Folly Pond © Copyright 2012 WWT
Migration has very much began here at Caerlaverock with a WOOD SANDPIPER coming in this morning onto the folly pond and showing well. May 2009 was the last wood sandpiper was recorded here, so this is a fantastic bird to come and have a look at.
Also the 5 LITTLE RINGED PLOVER are still on the and watching them today both of the juvenile birds have been ringed. A single Ringed Plover is also on the Folly Pond with 1 Common Sandpiper.
Elsewhere:
Whooper Pond
Mute Swan 2 + 6 juveniles
Gadwall 2
Teal Pond
Little Grebe 1 + 1 chick
Gadwall 2
Moorhen and Mallard with young
Avenue Tower
Lapwing 100
Curlew 20
Buzzard 2
Wigeon 2
Folly Pond
Shoveler 7
Oystercatcher 4
Mallard with young
Curlew 8
Saltcot Merse Observatory
A cuckoo reported yesterday
Swift 42 (not a common species at Caerlaverock)
Osprey & Badger Cam
Dont miss our live Ospreys and Badger Webcam!! During the day the camera points out onto the Osprey Nest, then come 5pm, the camera is moved so you can watch our badgers feeding. http://www.wwt.org.uk/visit-us/webcams/caerlaverock-badgers/
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