Sightings - Caerlaverock
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Barnacle Geese: 9870 around the reserve Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 30+ Wigeon 20+ Tufted Duck 10+ Folly Pond Teal 500+ Mallard 40+ Wigeon 100+ Black-tailed Godwit 30+ Avenue Tower Teal 800+ Wigeon 50+ Lapwing 200+ Barnacle Geese Pink-f
9 October 2014
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Barnacle Geese: 10,000+ around the reserve Whooper Pond Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 30+ Peregrine 1 over at 9am Folly Pond Teal 749 Mallard 77 Wigeon 226 Gadwall 2 Shoveler 2 Lapwing 10 Snipe 1 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Redshank 1 Back Pond Kingfisher 1
8 October 2014
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Barnacle Geese: 7000+ around the reserve Whooper Pond Whooper Swan 1 adult - orange ring ZKN - flew north at 9.30am Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Mallard 139 Tufted Duck 31 Wigeon 32 Teal 7 Greylag Goose 20 Canada Goose 2 Pink-footed Goose 1 Folly Pond (Whoope
7 October 2014
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Whooper Pond Mallard 100 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 35 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Pintail 1 Cormorant Gadwall 3 Folly Pond Teal 230 Wigeon 150 Grey Heron 1 Shoveler 10 Gadwall 2 Avenue Tower Teal 1000 Wigeon 150 Lapwing 300 Golden Plover 60 Heron 5 Aven
6 October 2014
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Whooper Pond Mallard 100 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 20 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Pintail 1 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 50 Grey Heron 1 Avenue Tower Teal 1700 Wigeon 500 Mixed Gull flock 700 Lapwing 500 Golden Plover 20 Heron 5 Avenues & Feeders Chiff
4 October 2014
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Latest Sightings Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 15 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Little Grebe 1 Pintail 1 Folly Pond Teal 30 Wigeon 50 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Grey Heron 1 Avenue Tower Teal 20 Wigeon 50 Heron 1 Avenues & Feeders Chif
1 October 2014
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Whooper Pond Mallard 170 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 11 Wigeon 30 Teal 10 Little Grebe 1 Pintail 1 Grey Wagtail 1 Folly Pond Teal 30 Grey Heron 1 Avenue Tower Teal 20 Wigeon 50 Heron 1 Avenues & Feeders Chiffchaffs Goldcrest Long-tailed Tit T
30 September 2014
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Barnacle Geese: 7000+ around the reserve Whooper Pond Mallard 255 Mute Swan 1 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 8 Wigeon 12 Teal 11 Pintail 5 Little Grebe 1 Folly Pond Teal 40+ Mallard 4 Black-tailed Godwit 1 Mute Swan 3 Back Pond Hide Kingfisher 1 Corner Field B
27 September 2014
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Yesterday we had 10,500 Barnacle Geese in just 2 fields from the Avenue Tower. Not quite as many in this morning, but still a very good total... Barnacle Geese: 7310 around the reserve Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 9 Wigeon
26 September 2014
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Huge numbers of Barnacle Geese have now arrived, with an early estimate of 8-10,000 now on the reserve and very close to some of the hides! Whooper Pond Mallard 200 Mute Swan 1 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 7 Wigeon 15 Teal 10 Little Grebe 1 Canada Geese 50 Fo
25 September 2014
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Latest Sightings Today a flock of nearly 5500 Barnacle Geese arrived!! Winter has begun. They are currently very flighty across the reserve producing an amazing sight and sound. Whooper Pond GARGANEY Mallard 221 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 11 Wi
24 September 2014
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Today a flock of nearly 2000 Barnacle Geese arrived!! Winter has begun. They are currently very flighty across the reserve producing an amazing sight and sound. Whooper Pond GARGANEY Mallard 221 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 11 Wigeon 18 Teal 10 Li
23 September 2014
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Today a flock of 85 Barnacle Geese arrived and spent most of the morning asleep in the back of the Folly Pond. We tend to say a flock of 100 or more birds constitutes their arrival date, so hopefully tomorrow we should get the extra 15 birds which we need
21 September 2014
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Whooper Pond Mallard 221 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Tufted Duck 7 Wigeon 18 Teal 30 Little Grebe 1 Moorhen 7 House Martins Swallows Folly Pond Teal 72 Mallard 4 Grey Heron 1 Avenue Tower Peregrine 1 on merse Oystercatcher 3000+ distant on mud Shelduck 1000+
19 September 2014
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Whooper Pond Mallard 249 Mute Swan 2 + 8 cygnets Canada Geese 200+ Greylag Geese 1 Tufted Duck 6 Wigeon 6 Teal 18 Little Grebe 1 Moorhen 7 House Martins Swallows Folly Pond Teal 70 Grey Wagtail 1 at 8:30am Avenues & Feeders Chiffchaffs - at least 6 b
18 September 2014