Winter white wildlife in Dumfries &
Galloway
Wrap up warm this winter and look out for white wildlife
spectacles.
Dumfries & Galloway is an ornithologist’s paradise, and
places such as WWT Caerlaverock and Mersehead Nature Reserve make
it easy to get up close. Why not join an expert on a guided walk to
find out more about the birds and wildlife?
Every year, from September until early May, barnacle geese
return every year from Norway to winter on the wetlands of the
Solway Firth. Dumfries and Galloway plays host to tens of thousands
of geese: barnacle, pink-footed, greylag, brent and Greenland
white-fronted.
View geese wintering on a trail of roosting sites - Wigtown Bay
LNR, Loch Ryan, NTS Threave, Loch Ken / RSPB Ken-Dee Marshes, RSPB
Mersehead and WWT Caerlaverock with the ‘wild goose chase’.
The graceful red kite has been successfully reintroduced to
Galloway, in an area around Loch Ken. The Galloway Red Kite Trail
takes a circular route through some impressive scenery, designed to
take you closer to this elusive raptor with observation points and
interpretation boards.
Visit the feeding station at Bellymack Farm, near Laurieston
where up to 30 have been seen at once - feeding time, 2pm.
