Birdwatching in Dumfries & Galloway - The Scottish Ornithologists ...

Overnight accommodation available.Open all year, except 25 December(admission charge).How to get there: Located 8 milessouth of Dumfries. Signposted fromA75 at Annan and from St Michael’sChurch in Dumfries (to begin with,follow signs for hospital).Contact: 01387 770200.39. PowfootWhooper Swanof Barnacle Geese. Also in winter,Whooper Swan, many species ofducks, Oystercatcher, Golden Plover,Peregrine, Merlin, Hen Harrier,Short-eared Owl. Wild swans arefed at 11am and 2pm (Oct-March).In summer Ospreys fish the Solwayin front of the hides with live CCTVimages from their nest at the centre.Also breeding Barn Owls and HouseMartins on CCTV. Summer meadowand river walks.Facilities: 1400-acre nature reservewith numerous observation hidesand towers that are adjacent toponds, fields and saltmarsh. Excellentvisitor facilities, including fair-tradecoffee shop and gift shop (opticalequipment, bird books, gifts etc).Sheltered picnic area. Binoculars forhire. Extensive access for the disabled.Habitats: Sand and mudflats.Birds: Wintering waders and ducksinclude Golden Plover, Lapwing,Curlew, Oystercatcher, Dunlin, RingedPlover, Shelduck and Scaup.Facilities: Car park, toilets (insummer).How to get there: Off B724Dumfries-Annan road, signposted atCummertrees.40. SeafieldTufted DuckHabitats: Sand and mudflats.Birds: Especially noted for springpassage of Arctic, Long-tailed andPomarine Skua making eastwardsoverland to the east coast. Whimbrelin spring. Some wintering waders.20