Recent Sightings 4th September 2017
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie - good count on the Estuary this morning!
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
339 Oystercatcher, 12 Black-headed gull, 9 Cormorant, 162 Lesser black-backed gulls, 5 Curlew, 30 Eider, 12 Black-tailed godwit, 85 Brent geese, 12 Little egret, 1 Greenshank, 14 Redshank, 2 Herring gull
Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
160 Mallard, 7 Black-headed gull, 1 Coot, 1 Tufted duck
Wader marsh - visible from Wader marsh lookout and Brent Hide
2 Moorhen, 2 Lesser black-backed gull
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannog
78 Mallard, 3 Coot, 3 Moorhen, 1 Tufted duck, 1 Moorhen
Saline Lagoon - visible from Lime Kiln Observatory
1 Little Grebe
Brickworks
40 Goldfinch, 23 Jackdaw
Limestone Lake
1 Woodpigeon
Woodland
Woodpigeon, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Long-tailed Tit, Blackbird, Goldcrest, Robin, Wren, Chaffinch
Peninsula Field
2 Jackdaw