Recent Sightings - 5th April 2020
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie at High Tide. The number of Black-headed gulls has continued to increase on the reserve in the last two weeks, as well as the welcome addition of Mediterranean gulls. Birds have also been turning up in the most unusual places since the site closed to the public, including Black-tailed godwits on the amphitheatre taking advantage of a quiet reserve to forage in the mud. A flock of greylag have been seen regularly on the reserve, and the chiffchaff is now a familiar sound in the woodland.
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Black-headed gull 11, Lesser black-backed gull 1, Greylag goose 2, Shelduck 1
Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Mallard 15, , Tufted 2, Black-headed gull 105, Coot 1, Little grebe 1, Gadwall 4, Teal 7, Greylag goose 4
Shingle Bank - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Mallard 7, Black-headed gull 80, Black-tailed godwit 216, Knot 300, Mediterranean gull 1, Lesser black-backed gull 2, Cormorant 1
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Black-headed gull 17, Shelduck 2, Redshank 32
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannog
Greylag goose 10, Mallard 11, Moorhen 2, Teal 2, Black-headed gull 205, Coot 3
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Black-headed gull 44, Redshank 1
Brickworks
Dunnock 1, Linnet 2, Wood pigeon 2, Jackdaw 4
Limestone Lake
Little grebe 1, Mallard 4
Woodland
Blackbird, Wren, Magpie, Robin, Blue tit, Great tit, Coal tit, Wood pigeon, Buzzard, Chiffchaff, Goldfinch
