Caerlaverock blog
11th July
The folly pond is again the place to be for waders this morning. Three little ringed plovers, three common sandpipers and a wood sandpiper were all feeding in the muddy margins. At last a bit of a res [...]
11 July 2012
10th July
Two little ringed plovers on the Folly pond this morning with one common sandpiper. Three tufted ducks have joined the moulting mallards on the whooper pond along with our mute swan family with their [...]
10 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Little Ringed Plover on Folly Pond, M.Youdale © Copyright 2012 WWT Folly Pond No sign of Wood Sandpiper this morning Little Ringed Plover 3 Common Sandpiper 3 Curlew 2 Oystercatch [...]
8 July 2012
Todays Sightings
Record shot of Wood Sandpiper this morning on Folly Pond © Copyright 2012 WWT Migration has very much began here at Caerlaverock with a WOOD SANDPIPER coming in this morning onto the folly po [...]
7 July 2012
6th July
4 litttle ringed plovers showing well on the Folly Pond this morning along with 2 common sandpipers. A black swan flew in and joined two mute swans on the folly, much to their bemusement. Our mute swa [...]
6 July 2012
5th July
Two little ringed plovers showing well on the Folly pond this morning. This is the third consecutive day for this rare species for this area. Also on the Folly pond were 5 common sandpipers and a ring [...]
5 July 2012
4th July
Three little ringed plovers showing well on the Folly pond this morning along with a greenshank and 2 common sandpipers. Over 200 lapwings on the Lochar field. Whitethroat and blackcap singing aga [...]
4 July 2012
July 3rd 2012
Still a good flock of C200 Lapwings from Avenue Tower and a bit of a build-up of Mute Swans, with a total of 17 distributed throughout the site. Most noteworthy though is a flock(!) of 4 Little Ringed [...]
3 July 2012
Sightings
Despite the wet and blustery morning a large number of House Martins are out feeding around the Avenue Tower and over the flood ground. A pair Mute Swans and their  [...]
2 July 2012
June 30th
Things pretty much as yesterday, though the weather is improving by the minute. Several Great Spotted Woodpeckers in The Avenue this morning and a Common Sandpiper on the Folly Pond are the only notab [...]
30 June 2012
June 29th
Yet another wet one overnight, strong blustery south-westerlies this morning. A few hardy warblers (Blackcap, Garden and Whitethroat) continue to sing despite the conditions. 200 Lapwings and twice as [...]
29 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Teal Pond Little Grebe Gadwall 4 Flood Ground Gadwall Heron Lapwing 18 Starling 100 Folly Pond Mallards with ducklings Shovel [...]
28 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Teal Pond Little Grebe Gadwall 4 Flood Ground Gadwall Heron Lapwing 18 Starling 100 Folly Pond Mallards with ducklings Shovel [...]
26 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Teal Pond Little Grebe Gadwall 4 Flood Ground Gadwall Heron Lapwing 18 Starling 100 Folly Pond Shoveler 2 Oystercatcher 4 H [...]
25 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 6 cygnets Mallards with duckling Teal Pond Little Grebe Gadwall 4 Flood Ground Gadwall Heron Lapwing 18 Starling 100 Folly Pond Shovele [...]
24 June 2012