Recent Sightings - 25th Feb 2018

A cold but sunny morning here at Castle Espie. The following sightings were recorded today on a receding tide:

Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory

Shelduck 104, Brent 66, Oystercatcher 200, Lesser black-backed gull 1, Black-headed gull 23, Black-tailed godwit 172, Knot 250, Common gull 1, Curlew 8, Dunlin 2, Whimbrel 1

Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre

Mallard 72, Greylag 1, Coot 3, Tufted duck 42, Black-headed gull 61, Cormorant 1, Lesser black-backed gull 1

Wader marsh – visible from the lookout and the Brent Hide

Greenshank 1, Teal 12, Redshank 3, Black-headed gull 1

Freshwater Lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg

Mallard 12, , Tufted duck 2, Coot 1, Moorhen 2

Limestone Lake

Tufted duck 2, Little grebe 2, Mute swan 1

Brickworks

Jackdaw 4

Peninsula Field Saltmarsh

Redshank 1

Woodland

Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin, Bullfinch, Blue tit, Goldcrest, Dunnock, Bullfinch, Tree sparrow (image), siskin, Long-tailed tit, Blue tit, Goldfinch

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