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Barnacle Geese in flight, WWT Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis) at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) reserve, Caerlaverock. Barnacle Geese fly thousands of miles from Svalbard every autumn to spend the winter on the saltmarshes of the Solway. Photo taken by David Palmar and edited by Gemma Woodford.
18 January 2020
Curlew and Barnacle Geese, feeding WWT Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis) and curlew (Numenius arquata) at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) reserve, Caerlaverock. A Curlew (Numenius arquata) can be seen in the foreground searching for food. Aided by its characteristic long, downcurved bill, it feeds on worms, shellfish and shrimp deep in mud or sediment. Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis) can be seen feeding in the background. Their diet consists of the leaves and stems of grasses, roots and seeds. Photo taken by David Palmar and edited by Gemma Woodford.
18 January 2020
Barnacle Geese feeding, WWT Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Barnacle Geese (Branta leucopsis) at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT) reserve, Caerlaverock. The entire Svalbard population of Barnacle Geese migrates to the Solway every winter, feeding mostly on the Scottish side, but sleeping on the Cumbrian side. Their diet consists of the leaves and stems of grasses, roots and seeds. Photo taken by David Palmar and edited by Gemma Woodford.
18 January 2020
Red fox at night
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
A Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) returns for another visit on a Badger Watch evening at WWT visitor centre, Caerlaverock.
09 September 2012
Badger at night
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Badger (Meles meles) on a Badger watch evening at Caerlaverock Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust visitor centre. Having discovered some peanuts, the female badger is now turning her attention to honey spread on the tree stump.
09 September 2012
Badger at night
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Badger (Meles meles) on a Badger watch evening at Caerlaverock Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust visitor centre. This female badger is sniffing for peanuts hidden under large stones which it can turn over.
09 September 2012
Red fox at night
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) on a Badger Watch evening at WWT visitor centre, Caerlaverock - the first arrival of the evening.
09 September 2012
Badger watch evening at Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Badger watch evening at Caerlaverock Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust visitor centre. People gathered in the conservatory at the back of the farmhouse, awaiting the arrival of a badger.
09 September 2012
Badger watch evening at Caerlaverock
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Solway and Caerlaverock, Dumfriesshire
Badger watch evening at Caerlaverock Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust visitor centre, showing the log on which honey is spread to attract the badgers, and looking out over the Folly Pond.
09 September 2012
European Beaver in Loch Barnluasgan, Knapdale
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North Knapdale
European Beaver (Castor fiber) in Loch Barnluasgan, Knapdale, taken by David Palmar
