Recent Sightings – 24th July
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. The weather has been changeable recently, changing the landscape of the reserve. We have been doing some moth trapping lately with some interesting finds including heath lattice and Tinea semifulvella (pictured below). The larvae of this species feed on the detritus of bird's nests. We also had the spectacular display of a hummingbird hawk moth nectaring on buddleia
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Herring gull 1, Black-headed Gull 7
Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Mallard 29, Greylag 5, Tufted duck 8, Black-headed gull 2, Coot 2, House martin 1.
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Greylag 2, Black-headed gull 4, Little Egret 1, Moorhen 1, House sparrow 1
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannog
Mute swan 1, Coot 3, Tufted duck 8, Swallow 1, Mallard 23
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Little grebe 1
Brickworks
Goldfinch 4
Limestone Lake
Grey heron 1, Little grebe 2, Mute swan 1
Woodland
Blackbird, Wren, Coal tit, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Chiffchaff, Swallow, Dunnock
Tinea semifulvella
