New bird hide at Carlingwark Loch

15/09/2008 10:49:59 Birdwatchers coming to the south of Scotland will benefit from a new wildlife viewing hide at Carlingwark Loch, near Castle Douglas, opened by Environment Minister Michael Russell.

The hide will give visitors excellent views swans, pochard, tufted duck, wigeon and goldeneye. Carlingwark Loch is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and is well known for its wintering wildfowl, and in particular ducks and swans.

"Information panels have been also produced for nearby, providing valuable information on the area's biodiversity including the numerous species such as swans and various breeds of ducks and wildfowl that nest around the Loch. Of particular interest to birdwatchers is likely to be the arrival in the area of the first breeding spoonbills to be seen in Scotland for over 300 years.