Recent Sightings – 19th March 2018
A calmer day here at Castle Espie, after a very cold and windy St.Patrick's Day weekend! The following sightings were recorded today at low tide:
Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Brent goose 15, Black-headed gull 16, Shelduck 22, Curlew 20, Redshank 8, Lesser black-backed gull 1
Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Black-headed gull 197, Lesser black-backed gull 2, Mallard 22, Cormorant 1, Greylag 1, Tufted duck 17, Moorhen 3, Coot 2, Teal 25, Pintail 5, Shoveler 3
Wader marsh – visible from the lookout and the Brent Hide
Mute swan 2, Black-headed gull 6, Redshank 1, Shelduck 2, Moorhen 4, Teal 1, Mallard 7
Freshwater Lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Mallard 5, , Black-headed gull 47
Limestone Lake
Moorhen 3
Brickworks
Peninsula Field Saltmarsh
Woodland
Great tit, Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren, Coal tit, Chaffinch, Goldcrest, Blackbird, Siskin, Goldfinch, Song thrush, Dunnock
