Recent Sightings 21st October 2024

The following sightings were taken today from the reserve at Castle Espie on a low tide.

Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory

Herring gull 40, Little egret 17, Mute swan 1, Black-headed gull 39, Oystercatcher 8, Light-bellied brent geese 364, Wigeon 334, Lapwing 28, Hooded crow 1, Shelduck 36, Greenshank 8, Curlew 12, Rook 1, Common gull 10, Dunlin 21, Pied wagtail 1, Redshank 27, Great-crested grebe 20

Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor Centre

Mallard 200, Chaffinch 1, Black-headed gull 2, Pied wagtail 1, Little grebe 2, Tufted duck 3, Meadow pipit 1, Mistle thrush 1, Wren 1, Coot 1, Gadwall 14, Bullfinch 1, Shoveler 2, Moorhen 3

Shingle Bank - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor Centre

Mallard 9, Teal 39, Gadwall 16

Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide

Mute swan 2, Little egret 1, Teal 82, Moorhen 5,

Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg

Moorhen 1, Linnet 5

Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory

Little grebe 4, Kingfisher 1

Brickworks

Jackdaw 1, Goldfinch 15

Limestone Lake

Moorhen 2

Peninsula Saltmarsh

NA

Peninsula Field

Jackdaw 1

Woodland

Wren, Chaffinch, Great tit, Robin, Blue tit, Goldcrest, Coal tit, Long-tailed tit

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