Latest Sightings - 9th August
A sunny start to the day, which makes it great for watching butterflies and dragonflies in the meadow.
An Osprey has just been seen flying over the reserve, and there appears to be a Goshawk kill in the Avenue. A large Woodpigeon has been killed and eaten, this is at the upper end of prey for a large female Sparrowhawk which is why we suspect Goshawk.
There has been an increase in ducks on the reserve, and we expect to see some wader passage any day now so keep an eye on the Folly Pond especially.
Todays high tide is at 14:15, 9m
Around the reserve today:
Wildflowers
Elder flower
Dog Rose
Red Campion
Herb Robert
Common Vetch
Tufted Vetch
Forget-me-not
Mousear
Red Clover
Yellow Rattle
Insects
Peacock Butterfly
Large White Butterfly
Meadow Brown Butterfly
Ringlet Butterfly
Common Blue Butterfly
Small Tortoiseshell
Large Red Damselfly
Common Blue Damselfly
Four Spotted Chaser Dragonfly
Common Darter Dragonfly
Early Bumblebee
Tree Bumblebee
Common Carder Bumblebee
Red-tailed Bumblebee
Beefly
Drinker Moth caterpillar
Mammals
Brown Hare
Weasel - family with 4 young
Roe Deer - with fawns
Fox
Badger
Otter
Soprano Pipistrelle Bat - evening
Wood Mouse
Whooper Pond
Whooper Swan 1
Mallard 21
Moorhen 2
Folly Pond
Mallard 20
Wigeon 1
Lapwing 30
Moorhen 2
House Martins - 39 nests on Farmhouse Tower (youngsters now flying)
Teal Pond
Swallows
Grey Heron 1
Moorhen 2
Mallard 9
Avenue Tower
Mallard 20
Teal 34
Shoveler 2
Mute Swan 2 & cygnet
Brown Hare 1
Roe Deer 2
Saltcot Merse Observatory
Peregrine
Kestrel
Osprey
Buzzard
Swallows
Skylarks
Linnets - flocks of up to 60
Canada Geese 100+
Greylag Geese 50+
Hebridean Sheep 10
Longhorn Cattle 3
Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Blackcap
Garden Warbler
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Osprey Webcam
See live footage of our local Osprey nest here: http://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/ospreys/
The camera is online between 10am and 5pm daily.
joe.bilous@wwt.org.uk
