Latest Sightings - 14th July - Osprey chicks ringed and live online!
The two Osprey chicks have now been ringed by our colleagues at the Forestry Commission for Scotland. We have a male blue PW9 and female blue PW0 in the nest. They have also been fitted with satellite trackers, so we will be able to follow them throughout their migration and find out exactly where they go in the winter!
In this photo you can see the small 'backpack' trackers, which they hardly notice, but will give us vital information about the migration of these birds.
You can now view our Osprey Nest Camera live on our website! Go to http://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/webcam/
The webcam is on between 10am and 5pm daily.
Once the chicks have left the nest we will have a regular blog charting their progress on their first migration!
Today's high tide is at 08:28 7.3m
Around the reserve today:
Wildflowers
Red Clover
White Clover
Red Campion
Foxglove
Northern Marsh Orchid
Twayblade Orchid
Yellow Rattle
Meadow Buttercup
Common Birds-foot Trefoil
Greater Birds-foot Trefoil
Forget-me-not
Germander Speedwell
Insects
Common Blue Damselfly
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Azure Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Common Darter Dragonfly
Small Heath Butterfly
Meadow Brown Butterfly
Ringlet Butterfly
Red Admiral Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly
Whooper Pond
Mallard 30
Mute Swan 2 with 7 large cygnets
Grey Heron 1
Folly Pond
Mallard 5
Teal 9
Moorhen 2
Grey Heron 1
House Martins
Teal Pond
Moorhen 2
Mallard 6
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Avenue Tower
Mallard 8
Mute Swan 2 with 1 large cygnet
Oystercatcher 1
Brown Hare 5
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Blackcap
Whitethroat
Swallow
House Martin
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker
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