Recent Sightings 24th February 2025
The following sightings were taken from the reserve at Castle Espie during a high tide. The bird of the week is the Long-tailed Tit.
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Shelduck 54, Eider 10, Black-headed Gull 19, Herring Gull 6, Light-bellied Brent Goose 53, Oystercatcher 162, Dunlin 10, Knot 267, Redshank 7, Common Gull 1, Lesser Black-backed Gull 2, Turnstone 2, Grey Heron 1, Cormorant 4, Rook 2
Main lake - visible from Sensory Garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 30, Gadwall 19, Teal 25, Moorhen 2, Coot 2, Mute Swan 2, Little Grebe 2, Little Egret 2
Shingle Bank - visible from Sensory Garden and Visitor Centre
Cormorant 1, Redshank 1, Teal 35
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Teal 11, Redshank 13, Greenshank 4, Black-headed Gull 1, Black-tailed Godwit 18, Gadwall 1, Wren
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Teal 10, Mallard 4, Moorhen 2, Redshank 2, Hooded Crow 1, Song Thrush
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Little Egret 1, Teal 2, Herring Gull 2, Dunnock
Brickworks
Robin, Blackbird, Dunnock, Blue tit, Song Thrush
Limestone Lake
Little Grebe 1, Mallard 2, Woodpigeon
Peninsula Saltmarsh
Meadow pipit
Peninsula Field
Buzzard, Starling, Blackbird, Mistle Thrush, Song Thrush, Goldfinch
Woodland
Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Robin, Blue Tit, Goldcrest, Woodpigeon, Long-tailed Tit, Dunnock, Mistle Thrush, Coal Tit, Hooded Crow
Sensory Garden
Wren, Robin, Woodpigeon, Bullfinch, Blackbird, Blue Tit, Jackdaw, Chaffinch, Treecreeper, Pied Wagtail, Raven, Goldcrest, Coal Tit, Great Tit, Mistle Thrush, Long-tailed Tit, Goldfinch, Song Thrush, Dunnock, Magpie
