Recent Sightings 28th April 2025
The following sightings were taken from the reserve at Castle Espie during a receding tide. The bird of the week is the Wheatear.
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Shelduck 52, Eider 2, Black-headed Gull 51, Oystercatcher 42, Lesser Black-backed Gull 5, Hooded Crow 4, Herring Gull 14, Common Gull 7, Black-tailed Godwit 8, Curlew 6, Bar-tailed Godwit 1, Red-breasted Mergansers 7, Light-beliied Brent Goose 2, Cormorant 1, Gadwall 2, Redshank 7, Common Tern 2, Grey Heron 1, Goldfinch
Main lake - visible from Sensory Garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 12, Gadwall 7, Moorhen 3, Coot 4, Little Grebe 2, Tufted Duck 3, Hooded Crow 2, MuteSWan 2, Shoveler 2, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Grey Wagtail, Swallow, Woodpigeon
Shingle Bank - visible from Sensory Garden and Visitor Centre
Black-headed Gull 1, Oystercatcher 70, Black-tailed Godwit 27
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Shelduck 1, Black-headed Gull 1, Little Egret 1, Greenfinch, Sedge Warbler, Blackbird, Wren, Linnet 2, Buzzard 2, Dunnock
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Teal 3, Mallard 3, Black-headed Gull 1, Lesser Black backed Gull 2, Coot 2, Moorhen 1, Sedge Warbler, Wren, Blue Tit, Starling 4, House Sparrow 2, Reed Bunting
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Black-headed Gull 2, Goldfinch
Brickworks
Robin, Jackdaw, Wren, Song Thrush, Blackbird, Linnet, Dunnock, Greenfinch, Wood Pigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Meadow Pipit, Pied Wagtail, Long-tailed Tit
Limestone Lake
Mallard 2, Moorhen 1, Jackdaw, Song Thrush, Sedge Warbler, Long-tailed Tit, Robin, Willow Warbler, Blue Tit Blackbird, Woodpigeon, Dunnock, Greenfinch
Peninsula Saltmarsh
Meadow Pipit, Sedge Warbler, Gadwall 2, Wheatear 1, Reed Bunting 2
Peninsula Field
Blackbird, Song Thrush, Mistle Thrush, Starling, Linnet
Woodland
Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch, Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon, Blackcap, Goldfinch, Dunnock, Goldcrest, Mistle Thrush, Treecreeper, Raven, Coal Tit, Great Tit
Sensory Garden
Wren, Robin, Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Mistle Thrush, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, Mallard (with 12 ducklings!), House Martin, House Sparrow, Song Thrush, Chiffchaff
