Recent Sightings - 12th March 2018
A very noisy morning here at Castle Espie, with lots of black-headed gulls preparing for breeding season! The following sightings were recorded today at high tide:
Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Brent goose 71, Black-headed gull 79, Shelduck 23, Eider duck 31, Knot 6
Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Black-headed gull 171, Lesser black-backed gull 2, Mallard 72, Cormorant 4, Greylag 1, Tufted duck 14, Moorhen 3, Coot 2, Oystercatcher 1
Wader marsh – visible from the lookout and the Brent Hide
Black-headed gull 103, Redshank 3, Shelduck 2, Moorhen 4, Teal 4, Mallard 2, Coot 2
Freshwater Lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Mallard 19, Mute swan 1, Black-headed gull 160, Tufted duck 10, Moorhen 3, Coot 1
Limestone Lake
Mute swan 2
Brickworks
Jackdaw 3, Robin 1, Blackbird 2
Peninsula Field Saltmarsh
Black-headed gull 1
Woodland
Great tit, Robin, Woodpigeon, Wren, Coal tit, Greenfinch, Bullfinch, Chaffinch, Goldcrest, Blackbird
