Recent Sightings 9th September 2024
The following sightings were taken on Monday from the reserve at Castle Espie at low tide:
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Light-bellied brent goose 260, Black-headed gull 10, Curlew 6, Shelduck 58, Lesser black-backed gull 3, Curlew 2, Little egret 3, Cormorant 6
Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 325, Tufted duck 4, Teal 20, Moorhen 4, Coot 6, Moorhen 4, Jackdaw 8, Buzzard 3. [Sensory garden: Woodpigeon, Robin, Goldfinch (1 Juvenile) and swallow 2]
Shingle Bank - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 33, Moorhen 3, Little egret 2, Gadwall 9, Teal 8
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Moorhen 1, Grey heron 1, Teal 43, Goldfinch 20
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Moorhen 2, Mallard 3, Woodpigeon, robin
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Moorhen 1, Little grebe 4
Brickworks
Robin, woodpigeon, Greylag 5 (flying)
Limestone Lake
Moorhen 1
Peninsula Saltmarsh
NA
Peninsula Field
Swallow 1
Woodland
Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch, Great tit, Robin, Wood pigeon, Jackdaw, Goldcrest, Long-tailed tit
