Accessibility during autumn and winter

During the colder months, the reserve can be wet and muddy so waterproof footwear is recommended. Those with limited mobility or using push wheelchairs may find traversing the Avenue and Saltcot Loaning unsuitable. Please call us on 01387 770200 for more info.

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Reserve Update Thursday 10th May

4 Brown Hares were seen this morning on the reserve, 1 in Corner Field, 1 in Lochar Field and 2 along the avenue. A Garden Warbler was heard, then later seen, making this the 2nd one on site. A single Ruff has been on the Folly Pond today, with a lone Dunlin on the pond yesterday.

Today's high tide is at 09:00, 7.4m.

Around the reserve:

Wildflowers
Primrose
Lesser Celandine
Cuckoo Flower
Bluebell
Blackthorn
Gorse
Wild Garlic
Red Campion

Insects
Peacock Butterfly
Orange Tip Butterfly
Tree Bumblebee
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Azure Damselfly

Whooper Pond
Mallard 7
Mute Swan 1
Canada Goose 1
Moorhen 1
Roe Deer 1

Folly Pond
Shelduck 6
Mallard 6
Shoveler 2
Oystercatcher 2 - on nest with 3 eggs

Teal Pond
Mute Swan 1 - on nest
Moorhen 1
Mallard 4
Grey Heron 1
Oystercatcher 2 - on nest with 3 eggs

Avenue Tower
Black-headed Gull 20
Mute Swan 2
Teal 1
Mallard 5
Oystercatcher 2
Lapwing 6
Brown Hare 1
Roe Deer 1

Saltcot Merse Observatory
Kestrel
Buzzard 
Mute Swan
Shelduck
Red-breasted Merganser
Mallard
Dunlin
Knot
Lapwing
Oystercatcher
Curlew
Little Egret
Great Black-backed Gull
Black-headed Gull
Common Gull
Herring Gull
Hebridean Sheep 9
Longhorn Cattle 2

Avenues & Feeders
(notable species)
Reed Bunting
Sparrowhawk
Coal Tit
Long-tailed Tit
Goldfinch
Greenfinch
Linnet
House Sparrow
Tree Sparrow
Treecreeper
Great-spotted Woodpecker
Goldcrest
Chiffchaff
Willow Warbler
Sedge Warbler
Blackcap
Garden Warbler

Webcam

The osprey nest camera is live on our website, 10am - 5pm!

https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/experience/ospreys/

Twitter & Facebook

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.

You can also ‘Like’ us on Facebook https://www.wwt.org.uk/wetland-centres/caerlaverock/

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