... gled, meaning red kite in Scots. Although maybe not the first bird you think of when you think of Caerlaverock, the red kit or gled is a conservation success story so we want to shout about it!
After going extinct in Scotland and England in the 1800s, red kites were re-introduced in the 80s and 90s and now there are over 300 breeding pairs in Scotland.
Gled comes from the old Norse would for gliding.
Words by Marianne Nicholson