Marsh Harrier on the Move

After saying about returning raptors yesterday we have seen our first Marsh harrier of the autumn hunting out on the Merse this morning. It was being mobbed by a cloud of Skylarks and Meadow pipit which really highlighted just how many of these two species are present out there over summer. There has also been a flock of over 500 Lapwing flying over the reserve and two Black-tailed Godwit are out on the Folly Pond. Duck numbers are starting to build up and they are currently all in their eclipse moult, just to make identification that little bit trickier!

High Tide: 15:00, 8.8m

Opening times:
10am - 4pm
Last entry 3pm

Photo Credit: Alex Hillier

Meadow and River Walk

Stonechat
Lesser Redpoll
Pied wagtail
Sedge warbler
Willow warbler
Chiffchaff
Blackcap
House martin
Swallow
Reed bunting
Common sandpiper
Curlew
Roe deer
Brown hare
Otter
Common blue butterfly
Meadow brown butterfly
Ringlet butterfly
Small tortoiseshell butterfly
Red admiral butterfly
Blue-tailed damselfly

Pasture Pathway
Reed bunting
Sedge warbler
Swift
Sand martin
Swallow
Meadow pipit
Skylark
Kestrel
Sparrowhawk
Raven
Brown hare
Roe deer
Red fox
Meadow brown butterfly
Ringlet butterfly
Small tortoiseshell butterfly

Flood Ground
Mallard
Wigeon
Grey Heron
Little Egret
Shoveler
Mute Swan
Moorhen
Brown Hares
Roe Deer
Longhorn Cattle 2

Folly Pond
Lapwing
Redshank
Greenshank
Black-tailed godwit
Curlew
Mallard
Teal
Shoveler
Moorhen
House martin
Swallow

Saltcot Merse Observatory
Linnet
Skylark
Meadow pipit
Starling
Common whitethroat
Chiffchaff
Willow warbler
Sedge warbler
Blackcap
Brown Hares
Roe Deer
Hebridean Sheep 12

Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed warbler
Blackcap
Chiffchaff
Willow warbler
Sedge warbler
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Great Tit
Blue Tit
Robin
Blackbird
Chaffinch
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Dunnock
Song Thrush
Great-spotted Woodpecker

Webcam

Our webcam is live 24/7 so you can tune in to get your evening fix of wildlife. It is focused on our Badger feeding area. Watch the badgers as they come out to feed every evening! You may even be lucky enough to spot other wildlife such as otters, foxes or barn owls! Let us know what you see...

https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaveroc...

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Follow us on Twitter @WWTCaerlaverock for instant WWT Caerlaverock bird news, wildlife news and upcoming events to your mobile phone or computer. This is a great way to get instant news as we update from our mobile phones as we are finding the birds.

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rhiannon.hatfield@wwt.org.uk

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