Caerlaverock news
Reserve Update Friday 23rd February
Two lovely flocks of Yellowhammer and Goldfinch were seen down the avenue this morning. Teal Pond has more duck on than usual, including Wigeon, Teal and a Little Grebe. The Flood Ground has a good number of birds on, with two female Gooseander's feeding
23 February 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 22nd February
Today's weather is nice and sunny down on the reserve. The rest of the Wetland Bird Survey counts are below, with a large number of Dunlin and Knot present at the high tide on Sunday. There are a good number of swans around at the moment, with at least 17
22 February 2018
Reserve Update Sunday 18th February
A wet start to the day, with the weather clearing up now. The Wetland Bird Survey takes place today, with some numbers for the inland ponds included below. There is a large number of Pintail on the flood ground, with a good mix of both females and males.
18 February 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 14th February
Another changeable weather day with snow showers moving in. Wader sightings remain good with over 60 Redshank on the Folly Pond together with a few Lapwing and Curlew. Yesterday there were over 50 Golden Plover there too. Wigeon and Teal numbers hav
14 February 2018
Latest Sightings - 10th February - Puddle Jumping begins!
A very wet start to the day but it has now cleared up, the rain has stopped and there is blue sky showing! Plenty of waders in the flooded fields at the moment. Lapwing, Golden Plover, Curlew, Redshank & Black-tailed Godwit can be seen in the Corner F
10 February 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 7th February
Cool, crisp start to the morning with a load of frozen ponds and ice skating Whoopers! Lovely flock of over 30 Linnets perched up in the very tree tops of a Sycamore down near Avenue Tower first thing. They have a been a regular sighting there over th
7 February 2018
Latest Sightings - 3rd Feb - Otter & White-fronts
An Otter in the Whooper Pond at 08:30 this morning was a pleasant surprise, it fished for 20 minutes before disappearing into the Back Pond. The 8 Greenland White-fronted Geese are still here having gone missing yesterday morning. They reappeared yesterda
3 February 2018
Latest Sightings - 2nd Feb - World Wetlands Day
No sign of the Greenland White-fronted Geese this morning, but they could still be here somewhere. A male Hen Harrier was hunting over the merse at 09:30 disturbing the ducks in the pools. Today is World Wetlands Day and in celebration, we have been build
2 February 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 1st February
Again, the 8 Greenland White-fronted Geese have been seen first thing. They were once again feeding in Low Middle field with best views from the Avenue Tower. They have since moved on but there exact location is yet to be determined (which is what ha
1 February 2018
Latest Sightings - 31st January - Greenland White-fronts still here
The 8 Greenland White-fronted Geese are still here. They are currently feeding in a flooded part of Low Middle field, best views are from the Avenue Tower, but they can also be seen with a scope from the Farmhouse Tower and upstairs in the Peter Scott Ob
31 January 2018
Latest Sightings - Saturday 27th January - Busy Folly Pond
A very wet and windy start to the morning. The heavy rain means the Avenues are holding quite a lot of water. Wellies or decent boots are recommended for getting around. The paths do have a hard surface on the vehicle tracks, it is best to stick to the ha
27 January 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 25th January
Teal Pond has lots of activity on this morning, Gadwall, Teal, Wigeon and a Little Grebe with a small flock of Barnacle Geese behind. There are good numbers of Barnacle Geese in the fields, spread around in small flocks of a few hundred. The hybrid Ba
25 January 2018
Reserve Update Wednesday 24th January
Lots of aerial aerobatics going on today in the high winds! Good numbers of duck remain on Flood Ground with over 500 Teal, 150 Wigeon, 21 Shoveler and 4 Pintail. Pintail can also be found on Corner Field (which is rather water-logged) and Back Pond.
24 January 2018
Latest Sightings - 20th Jan
A dry start to the day, and the forecast suggests a bit of sun later on. Wildfowl numbers are good at the moment, with Teal and Wigeon numbers building on the Flood Ground. We have had Hen Harriers and Otters causing disturbance over the past few days, s
20 January 2018
Reserve Update Thursday 18th January - Ice!
Rain, sleet, snow, ice and high winds....winter definitely has made it's presence felt this week! There have been a few interesting sightings the past few days though. Two Greenland white-fronted geese turned up yesterday, feeding in the meadow along
18 January 2018