Caerlaverock WWT Reserve

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Badgers in front of the farmhouse consevatory

You need to stay overnight in the farmhouse to see them. They come in the evening and eat the peanuts and lick the honey which is left out for them every day.

8838 Badger licking tree stump 8843 Badger sniffing at tree stump 8866 Badger looking for peanuts under log
8868 Badger eating peanuts from under stone 8872 Badger licking tree stump 8875 Badger sniffing for peanuts under stone

Sunrise as the Barnacles and Whoopers come in from roosting overnight on the Merse

You need to get up early to see this. Be in position by 7am in early November, for example.

8612 Whooper Swans against sunrise, Caerlaverock - taken at 1/13 second! 8613 sunrise, Caerlaverock 8622 Barnacle Geese against sunrise, Caerlaverock
8620 Barnacle Geese against sunrise, Caerlaverock 8618 Barnacle Geese against sunrise, Caerlaverock 8624 Barnacle Geese against sunrise, Caerlaverock

Visitor Centre and Barnacle Geese

You don't need to stay overnight or get up early for the rest of this page - just stay till sunset!

2200 sign and tower Caerlaverock 2195 Barnacle Geese closeup, Caerlaverock cropped portrait 2222 Barnacle geese flock Caerlaverock
2223 Barnacle geese flock Caerlaverock slightly cropped 2257 Barnacle Geese flying with tower Caerlaverock 2221 Barnacle geese flock Caerlaverock

Whooper Swans

2269 Whooper Swans flying with tower Caerlaverock 2251 Whooper Swans flying with tower Caerlaverock  
8767 Whooper Swans flying in 2274 Whooper Swans landing Caerlaverock 8810 Whooper Swan landing

Yellowhammers

2219 yellowhammer Caerlaverock cropped portrait 2206 yellowhammer Caerlaverock cropped portrait 2207 yellowhammer Caerlaverock cropped portrait

Roe Deer

8944 two Roe Deer running away 8946 two Roe Deer running away

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