Latest sightings
Latest Sightings - 13th November - big tide at 1pm
The BBC are off site now and things are returning to normal. If you would like a free pumpkin from the Autumnwatch set, pick one up from the main entrance! The tracks are very wet at the moment, so if you are coming down, please be prepared and wellies wo
13 November 2015
Caerlaverock update, 11th Nov
The wind has dropped for the time being but a lot of water forming temporary flashes lies in the fields, giving a good spread of duck, with over 3000 Teal and about 800 Wigeon plus a few Pintail. Flocks of Golden Plover are making brief appearances, espe
11 November 2015
Around Caerlaverock, Nov 10th
The site feels rather quiet now that BBC Autumnwatch has gone and things are settling back into the usual routines. A good number of duck, principally Teal and Wigeon, are broadcast across the fields, enjoying the many temporary wet flashes resulting from
10 November 2015
Latest Sightings - 7th November - BBC de-rigging
The BBC are packing up and most of their equipment has already left the site. The reserve is starting to get back to 'normal' now. The tracks are very wet at the moment, so if you are coming down, please be prepared and wellies would be recommended. Today
7 November 2015
Latest Sightings - 4th November
We are now on day 3 of the live Autumnwatch shows, having seen the Barnacle Geese on Monday and Whooper Swans yesterday, what can we expect tonight? You'll have to tune in at 8pm on BBC2 to find out! Michaela had a go at feeding our wild Whooper Swans on
4 November 2015
Latest Sightings - 3rd November
Last night was the first of the Autumnwatch live shows broadcast from the reserve and there is now continuous coverage on the 'red button' and online. Tonight's second live show is on at 8pm so tune in and see what's been happening on the reserve this Aut
3 November 2015
Caerlaverock latest, 2nd Nov
Autumnwatch is now go, with stuff available on the red button through the day and the first live broadcast proper going out tonight at the revised time of 9pm to 10pm with a half-hour Unsprung following, again on the red button Still a bit misty as I writ
2 November 2015
Latest Sightings - 30th October
It's very busy around the site now, with huge broadcasting trucks in the yard, miles of cabling being laid and a studio to dress. The BBC Autumnwatch presenters were on site yesterday filming some short pieces in advance of the live shows starting on Mond
30 October 2015
Latest Sightings - 29th October - Autumnwatch on site and setting up!
It's very busy around the site now, with huge broadcasting trucks in the yard, miles of cabling being laid and a studio to dress. The BBC Autumnwatch presenters were on site yesterday filming some short pieces in advance of the live shows starting on Mond
29 October 2015
Caerlaverock sightings, Wednesday 28th Oct
The Kingfisher continues to show periodically, fishing in front of the Back Pond Hide the single male Green-winged Teal now seems well established on the Folly Pond, in the company of several hundred of his European cousins Whooper Swans are starting to
28 October 2015
Around Caerlaverock, Tuesday 27th Oct
The Kingfisher continues to show from time to time, catching fish in front of the Back Pond Hide Single male Green-winged Teal now seems well established on the Folly Pond, in the company of several hundred of his European cousins Whooper Swans are star
27 October 2015
Around the reserve, Sunday 25th October
A Kingfisher has been showing well, catching fish in front of the Back Pond Hide again today The drake Green-winged Teal is still on the Folly Pond with over 200 Eurasian Teal. Tricky to spot, but if it is the same one as the past 2 winters (which we beli
25 October 2015
Latest Sightings - 24th October
A Kingfisher has been showing well, catching fish in front of the Back Pond Hide this morning. The drake Green-winged Teal is still on the Folly Pond with over 200 Eurasian Teal. Tricky to spot, but if it is the same one as the past 2 winters (which we be
24 October 2015
Latest Sightings - 23rd October
Great news as early estimates from the coordinated Barnacle Goose census on the Solway put numbers over 41,000 for the first time ever for this population! This is an increase of around 3,000 on last years count and a massive achievement from just the 3
23 October 2015
Latest Sightings - 21st October
There has been an American duck on the Folly Pond the past few days. A drake Green-winged Teal has appeared. It's behaviour is very similar to the individual which has been seen here the past 2 winters so we expect it is the same one. He can be identified
21 October 2015