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Dates: 13 - 16 January 2012
Fully booked
Tour leaders: Mark Sisson
Trip cost: £325 (incl VAT)
Deposit: £65
Group size: 9 guests maximum
Cost includes: Accommodation, all meals, Wildfowl Trust and other site admissions.
Cost excludes: Travel to Caerlaverock, sundry items and alcohol
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Accommodation: Our hostel type accommodation based at Caerlaverock Reserve is warm and comfortable, and based on shared accommodation. All meals will be cooked there by your guide!
Level of fitness: All the walks around the reserve and the other sites we will be visiting are flat and relatively easy going.
LEVEL 1
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Solway Special
The Solway estuary in south-west Scotland is a real treat in the heart of winter as it attracts large flocks of wintering birds including Barnacle Geese, Whooper Swans and possibly the largest gathering of roosting Starlings in the country. We’ll be based throughout the trip at WWT’s Caerlaverock Reserve which means we’ll be right on hand for the early morning arrivals and evening departures of the Geese and Swans – a fantastic sight and sound as well as photographic opportunity.
As well as maximising the opportunities on the reserve we will also venture further afield for a days photography with a local falconer (Peregrine, Merlin and Barn Owl should be amongst the birds we will work with in some excellent natural settings), to enjoy a couple of evenings photographing the drama of huge flocks of roosting Starlings and an excellent site for over-wintering Goosander to ensure a busy and varied winter break. Days are relatively short at this time of year here so evenings will be spent reviewing slideshows and critiquing any images you’d like to bring along and share.
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