After the night's gales I was surprised we got out at all on 12th March. As the weather was let's say "volatile" we headed over the Nith to Caerlaverock for the morning (hides, you see). We were very sorry to see that one of the Kirkbean
Badgers had fell victim of the high speed driving overnight unfortunately. Single
Pale-bellied Brent in the
Barnacle Geese outside the WWT grounds at Brow Well but no sign of "you know who with the red underparts".
A male
Greater Scaup on one of the ponds looked out of place and a
Peregrine sat in the fields on view from the Avenue Tower Hide were the only other highlights.
Back at Southerness Point the tide had virtually covered all but the nearest rocks. We managed to find 3
Purple Sandpipers before heading round to Arbigland where there were a couple of hundred
Pink-feet and 11
Whooper Swans.
Time to head home unfortunately. No sign of our local Barn Owl, that'll just have to wait. D&G 2008 stands at
118 after the weekend. Roll on April!
After the night's gales I was surprised we got out at all on 12th March. As the weather was let's say "volatile" we headed over the Nith to Caerlaverock for the morning (hides, you see). We were very sorry to see that one of the Kirkbean Badgers had fell victim of the high speed driving overnight unfortunately. Single Pale-bellied Brent in the Barnacle Geese outside the WWT grounds at Brow Well but no sign of "you know who with the red underparts".
A male Greater Scaup on one of the ponds looked out of place and a Peregrine sat in the fields on view from the Avenue Tower Hide were the only other highlights.
Back at Southerness Point the tide had virtually covered all but the nearest rocks. We managed to find 3 Purple Sandpipers before heading round to Arbigland where there were a couple of hundred Pink-feet and 11 Whooper Swans.
Time to head home unfortunately. No sign of our local Barn Owl, that'll just have to wait. D&G 2008 stands at 118 after the weekend. Roll on April! 
