Recent Sightings 11th November 2024
The following sightings were taken today from the reserve at Castle Espie during a receding tide. The weather conditions were bright and calm during the count.
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Cormorant 15, Eider 2, Hooded Crow 3, Little Egret 2, Shelduck 112, Common Gull 7, Black-headed Gull 9, Herring Gull 1, Black-Tailed Godwit 12, Wigeon 188, Light-bellied Brent Geese 666, Curlew 42, Redshank 26, Great-Black-Backed Gull 2, Grey Plover 2, Oystercatcher 25, Greenshank 4, Lapwing 1
Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 132, Shoveler 2, Tufted duck 4, Gadwall 11, Teal 88, Moorhen 4
Shingle Bank - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 9, Gadwall 4, Teal 12
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Moorhen 3, Teal 22, Little egret 1, Redshank 2, Black-tailed Godwit 1, Wren
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Moorhen 2, Teal 32, Stonechat 2, Mallard 2, Jackdaw, Dunnock, Blue Tit
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Little Grebe 7, Little Egret 1, Greenshank 2, Teal 3, Robin
Brickworks
Jackdaw 8, Meadow Pipit 2, Pied wagtail 1, Blackbird
Limestone Lake
Robin, Blackbird
Peninsula Saltmarsh
Redshank 1, Teal 12, Black-headed Gull 1, Starling 7, Whooper Swan 12 (flying over)
Woodland
Mallard, Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch, Great tit, Robin, Blue tit, Wood pigeon, Treecreeper, Long-tailed tit, Bullfinch, Hooded Crow, Goldfinch
