Recent Sightings 25th November 2024
The following sightings were taken today from the reserve at Castle Espie during a receding tide. The weather conditions were clear, sunny, and cold with a strong breeze.
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Eider 52, Shelduck 59, Common gull 1, Black-headed gull 2, Herring gull 3, Lesser black-backed gull 1, Black-tailed godwit14, Wigeon 33, Light-bellied Brent Geese 62, Curlew 13, Redshank 44, Oystercatcher 53, Greenshank 2, Turnstone 15, Great crested grebe 7, Dunlin 90
Main lake - visible from Sensory Garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 105, Tufted duck 10, Gadwall 10, Teal 3, Moorhen 1, Wigeon 1, Mute swan 2, Coot 1, Cormorant 2, Grey heron 1, Raven, Goldcrest, Magpie, Blackbird, Robin, Jackdaw, Woodpigeon
Shingle Bank - visible from Sensory Garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 29, Teal 33, Lesser black-backed gull 1
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Teal 63, Redshank 2, Black-headed gull 2, Greenshank 2, Gadwall 2, Moorhen 8, Rook 2,
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Mallard 2
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Little grebe 4, Kingfisher 1, Little egret 1, Black-headed gull 3
Brickworks
Blackbird, Robin, Buzzard
Limestone Lake
Little grebe 1
Peninsula Saltmarsh
Black-headed gull 1
Peninsula Field
Starling 12
Woodland
Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch, Great tit, Robin, Blue tit, Bullfinch, Goldcrest,
