Latest sightings
Recent Sightings
Main Lake 13 little egrets 2 mute swans 2 coots 5 tufted ducks Brick Works 30 oystercatchers Limestone Lake 2 little egrets Spoonbill update - Events took a tragic turn last Thursday, when the young spoonbill was found deceased on the mudflats.
25 November 2013
Recent Sightings
Main Lake 9 tufted ducks 1 cormorant 3 adult whooper with 5 cygnets 3 little egrets 258 mallards Spoonbill has been seen on both reserve and wader marsh Wader Marsh 13 redshank, 1 black tailed godwit and 1 greenshank King fisher spotted on Sal
19 November 2013
Recent Sightings
Main lake 3 little egrets 4 gadwall grey heron shoveler 24 greylag Wader Marsh little egret 2 redshank Peninsula Field 5 lapwings 2 curlew 2 oystercatchers Limestone lake 5 little grebe 4 little egrets 3000- 4500 brent on the Lough dispersing to Du
12 November 2013
Recent Sightings
Recent sightings at WWT Castle Espie (29 October - 5 November) include: 8 Little Egrets on Wader Marsh 1 Kingfisher at the Limestone Lake 55 whooper swans (flying overhead) 6 Little Egret, and 5 Shoveler in Main Lake 6 Greenshank, 2 Dunlin and 55 Redshan
6 November 2013
Recent Sightings
Main Lake 1 little egret 28 grey lag 5 gadwalls 1 grey heron 20 tufted ducks Wader Marsh 1 grey heron 60 redshank 6 greenshank 3 gadwalls 1 shelduck Peninsula Field 7 grey plover 30 lapwing Limestone lake 4 little grebes 12 oystercatchers Saline L
30 October 2013
Recent Sightings
Main Lake - 245 Mallards, 2 little grebes, 2 widgeon, 3 pintails, 1 curlew, 1 redshank, 1 greenshank, 40 graylag Gold finches feeding off feeders outside shop 2 buzzards outside shop King Fisher seen over limestone lake, main lake and saline lagoon Pier
22 October 2013
Recent Sightings
Main Lake: 62 Greylags, 1 Heron, 2 Cormorants, 13 Tufted duck, 1 Barnacle Goose, 2 Coots. Wader Marsh: 1 Kingfisher, 1 Redshank, 1 Little Egret, 3 Shelduck Saline Lagoon: 6 Little Grebes, 1 Heron, 2 Greenshanks. Fresh Water Lagoon: 1 Shoveler, 8 Mallards
13 October 2013
Recent Sightings
Recent sightings from 5 October 2013 include: There are 21,800 Brent Geese on the Lough Main Lake : 300 Mallard, 100 Wigeon, 10 Teal, 70 Greylag, 6 Gadwalls, 1 Heron, 1 Cormorant, 22 Tufted Ducks, 5 Coots, 1 Shoveler, 1 Barnacle Goose and 1 Little Grebe
9 October 2013
Recent Sightings
Recent Sightings Brent : 22000 on Lough and 3900 can be seen on estuary Main lake 70 Pintails 45 Teal 1 wigeon 35 greylay 1 barnacle goose 40 linnets Fresh Water Lagoon 9 teal 1 shoveler 6 little grebe General Kingfisher has been spotted on limes
30 September 2013
Recent Sightings
Brent numbers across the Lough – 8000 and growing Main Lake 18 Tufted Ducks, 2 little grebes, 25 greylags, barnacle goose, 3 black tailed godwits, 8 teal Fresh water lagoon King Fisher, little grebe, 5 mute swans, 3 tufted ducks General 3 little grebe o
23 September 2013
Recent Sightings - 14 Sept
Wader Marsh: 30 teal, redshank 1, curlew 1, shelduck 5, greylag 17, goldfinches 25 Estuary: 511 brent, 2 greenshank, 12 black tailed godwits General – 4 mute swans on fresh water lagoon with 7 coots Saline lagoon : 1 greenshank, 1 heron, 3 little grebes
20 September 2013
Recent Sightings
Recent sightings from 1 September 2013 include: Main Lake – 26 Gadwall, 5 Teal, 2 Shoveler, 1 Pintail, 8 Wigeon and 2 Heron Estuary – 55 Bar Tailed Godwits, 1 Black Tailed Godwit, 30 Wigeon, 17 Teal, 3 Shoveler, 80 Curlew, 6 Ringed Plover, 2 Dunlin a
2 September 2013
Recent Sightings
Recent sightings from 25 August 2013 include: Estuary - 40 Black Tailed Godwits, 600 Oystercatchers, 6 Teal and 8 Gadwall Main Lake - 4 Mute Swans, 9 Wigeon, 21 Teal, 240 Mallard, 1 Heron, 1 Common Sandpiper, 1 Pintail, 14 Greylags, 8 Gadwalls and 1 Litt
29 August 2013
Recent Sightings
Main Lake 320 mallards, 10 coots, 8 teal, 1 wigeon, 23 Tufted Ducks, 7 shelduck, 14 gadwall Saline Lagoon 2 shelduck, little egret, heron Wader Marsh 18 Graylag, greenshank, curlew Estuary 4 ringed plover, 20 curlew Fresh water lagoon 6 mute swan
19 August 2013
Recent Sightings
Recent sightings from 10 August 2013 include: Main Lake - 56 Mallard, 25 Greylag Geese, 5 Shelducks, 4 Tufted Ducks, 2 Coots, 3 Gadwalls, 2 Wigeon and Little Grebe with 1 youngster Wader Marsh - 15 Greylag, 4 Shelducks and 4 Mute Swans Rabbits Dragonflie
14 August 2013