Recent Sightings 28th January 2025
The following sightings were taken today from the reserve at Castle Espie on a high tide.
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Herring gull 2, Oystercatcher 278, Redshank 1, Light-bellied brent goose 12, Curlew 32, Red-breasted merganser 2, Goldeneye 2, Eider 28, Cormorant 2, Grey Plover 1, Dunlin 12, Black-tailed godwit 112
Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 85, Tufted duck 9, Buzzard, Greylag goose 10, Cormorant 6 (flying), Moorhen 1, Robin, Blackbird, Blue tit, Magpie, Woodpigeon, Wren, Mistle thrush, Bullfinch 1 (female), Lapwing 20 (flying), Oystercatcher 9 (flying)
Shingle Bank - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor Centre
Teal 1, Gadwall 2, Mallard 36
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Moorhen 4, Redshank 6, Greenshank 17, Black-tailed godwit 5, Teal 128, Gadwall 24, Black-headed gull 1, Coot 1, Robin
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Moorhen 2, Mallard 4, Teal 29, Blue tit
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Little grebe 1, Mute swan 2
Brickworks
Jackdaw 9, Meadow pipit 1, Golden plover 25 (flying), Blackbird, Goldfinch, Robin, Chaffinch
Limestone Lake
Moorhen 1, Wood pigeon
Peninsula Saltmarsh
NA
Peninsula Field
Blackbird
Woodland
Blackbird, Wren, Chaffinch, Great tit, Robin, Blue tit, Wood pigeon, Jackdaw, Bullfinch 1, Goldcrest, Coal tit, Buzzard 1, Mistle thrush, magpie, Goldfinch, Starling 4
