Accessibility during autumn and winter

During the colder months, the reserve can be wet and muddy so waterproof footwear is recommended. Those with limited mobility or using push wheelchairs may find traversing the Avenue and Saltcot Loaning unsuitable. Please call us on 01387 770200 for more info.

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Latest Sightings - Friday 19th October - Whooper Swan families arrive

Plenty of Barnacle Geese around the reserve this morning and an influx of Whooper Swans overnight. We now have 58 on the reserve. This includes 3 family groups; with two cygnets, five cygnets & a massive family with eight cygnets. Well done those parents!

Family of Whooper Swans with 8 cygnets this morning

Named Whooper Swan arrivals:

YHS - Solway Siren
Lost Darvic - Hagar
YJL - Linda H
YSJ - Sheldon Whooper
ZVY - Orchid
YFS - Obi Swan Kenobi
Lost Darvic - Princess Layer

Around the reserve:

Whooper Pond
Whooper Swans 28 adults 1 cygnet
Mute Swan 16 adults 6 cygnets
Canada Goose 6
Mallard 115
Teal 6
Wigeon 24
Moorhen 7
Tufted Duck 24

Folly Pond
Whooper Swan 14 adults 15 cygnets
Mallard 10
Teal 400
Wigeon 70
Shoveler 20
Greylag Goose 1
Black-tailed Godwit 6

Teal Pond
Wigeon 3

Avenue Tower
Great White Egret 1

Mallard
Teal
Shoveler
Wigeon
Gadwall
Pintail
Curlew
Mute Swan
Barnacle Geese
Longhorn Cattle 2

Saltcot Merse Observatory
Pink-footed Geese
Barnacle Geese
Greylag Geese
Canada Geese
Peregrine
Merlin
Hen Harrier
Buzzard
Mute Swan
Shelduck
Mallard
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Hebridean Sheep 9

Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Redwing
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest

Webcam

The winter webcam is now showing the Whooper Pond during the day and the badger feeding area from 5pm onwards.

https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/webcam/

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Follow us on Twitter @WWTCaerlaverock for instant WWT Caerlaverock bird news, wildlife news and upcoming events to your mobile phone or computer. This is a great way to get instant news as we update from our mobile phones as we are finding the birds.

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joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk

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