Recent Sightings - 13th October
The following sightings were reported by Kerry Mackie, WWT Castle Espie Reserve Manager and Peter Matchett, Seasonal Reserve Warden and Kez Armstrong, Aviculture Warden.
The latest Brent count has picked up around 24,000 Brent Geese on Strangford Lough with around 2,400 Brent Geese in the Castle Espie area. A pair of Whooper Swans came in to land on the main lake before continuing their journey further North.
Estuary
Brent 2,390
Oystercatcher 670
64 Curlew
5 Egrets
30 Lapwing
310 Eider
17 Great crested Grebe
6 Merganser
1,200 Widgeon in the area
Reserve
Main lake
4 Pintail
2 Teal
2 Gadwall
18 Tufted ducks
Wader Marsh
1 Curlew
Freshwater Lagoon
1 Kingfisher
1 Heron
7 Tufted ducks
Saline Lagoon
1 Heron
3 Little Grebe
Saltmarsh
16 Oystercatcher
Limestone Lake
2 Little Grebe
