Recent Sightings - 8th February
The following sightings were recorded by Reserve Warden, Pete Matchett.
A Spoonbill has been spotted fairly frequently on the Comber Estuary recently and at the weekend on both Saturday and Sunday it was feeding on our Peninsula Saltmarsh.
Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Mallard +200, Tufted duck 18, Coot 4, Black-headed gull 45, Grey heron 1, Cormorant 1, Little Egret 6, Gadwall 13, Shelduck 1.
Wadermarsh - visible from Brent Hide
Redshank 6, Greenshank 2, Black-headed gull 6, Curlew 1.
Freshwater lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannog
Coot 2, Tufted Duck 5, Little Grebe 1.
Saline Lagoon - Visible from the Limekiln Observatory
Little Grebe 3, Little Egret 1.
Limestone Lake
Mute swan 2.