Latest Sightings - 29th July - Young birds a plenty
Plenty of young birds out in the sunshine this morning. Highlights so far have been 2 young Sedge Warblers in the Peter Scott Trail and a young Song Thrush in the Avenue.
A Peregrine Falcon was spotted recently perched in one of our fields. A common sight in winter, they tend to leave us during the summer to breed elsewhere so this could be a post breeding bird moving around.
After a technical fault on Wednesday, Osprey Cam is now back up and running
Today's high tide 08:34 8.2m
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
Meadowsweet
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 19
Grey Heron 1
Mute swan 2 + 7 large cygnets
Moorhen 2 + 1 chick
Folly Pond
Mallard 37
House Martins
Swallows
Teal Pond
Moorhen 2
Mallard 37
Little grebe 1 + 1 chick
Grey Heron 1
Blue-tailed Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Four-spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Common Darter Dragonfly
Avenue Tower
Mute Swan 2 with 1 large cygnet
Brown Hare 1
Grey Heron 1
Longhorn Cattle 3
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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Osprey Webcam
See live footage of our local Osprey nest here: http://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/webcam/
The camera is online between 10am and 5pm daily.
The chicks have now fledged so are flying around the local area with their parents learning how to catch fish. They do return to the nest periodically to eat their catch so keep an eye out for them.
This year the chicks have been fitted with satellite tags so we will have a regular blog update as they make their migration south in a few weeks!
joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk
