Caerlaverock news
Reserve Update Thursday 3rd May
Lovely to hear a Grasshopper Warbler 'singing' over the banking from Teal Pond Hide entrance this morning. There is quite a chorus building with Willow Warblers, Sedge Warblers, Blackcap and Goldfinch all making their presence known in that one area.
3 May 2018
Latest Sightings - Tuesday 1st May
Nesting season is underway with our Ospreys sitting on at least 2 eggs now, see them on the live webcam (link below). Oystercatchers are using three of the four nesting rafts on the reserve. The pair on the Teal Pond have 3 eggs, the pair on the Fo
1 May 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 28th April - Summer Walk Open
A warm start to the day with little wind so it's feeling much more like summer today. The Summer Walk is now open! Access is from the Sir Peter Scott Observatory only. Due to flooding we have had to keep the gate from the Avenue closed until water levels
28 April 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 25th April- Warblers and Osprey Egg!
There are plenty of warblers to be heard singing down the avenues, with at least 4 male Blackcap's on the way to Avenue Tower. Several Sedge Warblers and Willow Warblers have been heard/seen too. The House Martins are flying around the Farmhouse Tower wit
25 April 2018
Reserve Update Saturday 21st April
Well the sun is shining, the birds are singing....and our lonely Whooper Swan was back on the pond this morning! He has the company of a couple of Mute Swans and a good number of Tufted Ducks. The first House Martin was spotted around the Farmhouse To
21 April 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 18th April
Our new arrival Willow Warblers and Blackcaps are making a valiant effort to make themselves heard over the gusting wind. There are good numbers of Golden Plover in Corner field, pushed up closer due to the high tide yesterday. There is due to be anot
18 April 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 14th April
One Whooper Swan is on the Whooper Pond this morning, with a few remaining Mute Swans. The resident male Mute Swan is trying to chase these last few away as his mate is building a nest on the Teal Pond. Good numbers of Redshank and Black-tailed Godwit on
14 April 2018
Ospreys return!
The Caerlaverock ospreys have returned! Our regular pair arrived back on 7th April, two days earlier than last year. The female has a white ring, 'TR' and the male is unringed but we were able to identify him from the distinctive markings on his head.
13 April 2018
Latest Sightings - Friday 13th April - Osprey camera on the website
The rain has eased off now and it is a warm start to the day. Willow Warblers are singing in the Avenue and Saltcot Loaning this morning. The osprey nest camera is now live on our website, 10am - 5pm! https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/ex
13 April 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 11th April
The first Swallow has been recorded for the site this spring. Seen flying over the Folly Pond yesterday afternoon. We have also heard the first Willow Warbler in the hedgerow surrounding the Peter Scott Observatory. The Mute Swans are sitting
11 April 2018
Reserve Update Monday 9th April
Well it appears that various of our birds are now making serious nesting attempts. One of our Oystercatcher is sitting pretty on the raft outside the window of Teal Pond hide. A Black-headed gull is making use of another of our rafts on the Flo
9 April 2018
Latest Sightings - Sunday 8th April - UPDATE pair of Osprey on the nest
UPDATE We now have a pair of Osprey on the local nest, the photo below taken from our camera which you can see in the Visitor Centre at the moment and will be on the website very soon. It is the same pair as last year, the female has a ring (white TR) and
8 April 2018
Reserve Update Saturday 7th April - Osprey!
Well our Whooper Swans have now departed, but we have had the first view of an Osprey on the nest via our webcam! The bird was seen briefly just after 10am and appeared to have a white leg ring. There are a good number of waders around with 21 Black-t
7 April 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 4th April
Spring is in the air......if only the weather would concur! Our two resident mute swan pairs have now moved from the Whooper Pond back to their respective breeding ponds. The female on the Teal Pond was even perched on one of their old nests first thi
4 April 2018
Faileas
An exhibition by Artful Migration Artist-in-Residence, Angela Alexander-Lloyd Exhibition runs: 29th April - 31st August 2018 Artist Talk: Wednesday 2nd May 3pm Artful Migration is a residency programme being developed by Upland in partnership with Ginnie
3 April 2018