Sightings - Castle Espie
Recent Sightings 28th January
The following sightings were recorded by Peter Matchett, Reserve Warden Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Gadwall 17 Cormorant 1 Tufted 49 Little grebe 1 Mallard 360 Freshwater lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannog Coot
28 January 2015
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 w
13 October 2014
Recent Sightings - 7th October
The following sightings were reported by Kerry Mackie, WWT Castle Espie Reserve Manager 70 Turnstone 500 Knot 140 Bar-tailed Godwit 1 Spoonbill roosting on the black rock at highwater 100 widgeon Up to 10 Little Egrets on the estuary with 17 Egrets on the
8 October 2014
Recent Sightings – 24th September
From the Brent Hide & Limekiln Observatory 2300 Brent 1150 Oystercatcher 250 Curlew 620 Redshank 350 Teal 40 Shelduck 2 Merganser 45 Eider Little Stint 14 Little Egret 1 Spoonbill On the Reserve 4 Little Egret 1 Kingfisher 3 Little Grebe 24 Pintail 4
24 September 2014
Recent Sightings - 22nd September
Recent Sightings at Castle Espie include the return of a Spoonbill and between 1500 and 2000 Brent Geese including juveniles. Spoonbill Little Stint Large numbers of Oystercatchers Small groups of Grey / Gold Plover 30 Shelduck Black and Bar-tailed Godwi
22 September 2014
Get Outdoors Weekend Sightings
As part of the Great Outdoors Weekend Beginners Birdwatch sessions led by Dot Blakely we can report the following sightings: Viewed from the Brent Hide: 1200 Brent Geese 12 Shelduck Small scattering of Oystercatchers and Curlew between Limekiln an
21 September 2014
Recent Sightings - 19th September
Main Lake 15 Gadwall 17 Pintail 350 Mallard 1 Kingfisher 83 Greyleg 1 Cormorant 1 Little Grebe Wader Marsh 4 Little Egret 1 Curlew 1 Greenshank 1 Heron Estuary 2,500 Brent Geese 95 Curlew 450 Oystercatcher 15 Greyplover (three still in summer plumage) Fr
19 September 2014
Recent Sightings - 28th June
Main lake 200 Oystercatcher on Shingle Bank 2 Lesser Black Backed Gulls 2 Mute Swans 43 Mallard 17 Tufted Duck 2 Coot Peninsula Salt Marsh 2 Ringed Plover 1 Little Egret 225 Oystercatchers 1 Heron Estuary 150 Oystercatcher Eider with 5 young Fresh Water L
29 June 2014
Recent Sightings - 16th June
Main Lake - Shelduck with 8 ducklings, 3 Mute Swans, 3 Greylag & 6 goslings, 2 Teal Wader Marsh - Shelduck with 6 ducklings, 6 Greylags, 9 Black Tailed Godwit, 1 Little Egret. Buzzard was seen flying over the Main Lake/ Wader Marsh. Fresh Water Lagoo
17 June 2014
Recent Sightings - 11 June
Main lake - 135 Mallard, 8 Gadwall, 1 Little Grebe, 1 Shelduck with ducklings, 1 pair Greylag with 5 goslings Wader marsh - 7 Greylag, 14 Shelduck Peninsula Salt Marsh; 300 Oystercatchers, 2 Little Egret, 1 Shelduck, 2 Ringed Plover Limestone lake - 1 pa
11 June 2014
Recent Sightings - 24th June
Main Lake - 2 Shoveler, 3 Gadwall, 3 Tufted Duck, 13 Shelduck, 2 Greylag with 5 goslings, 1 Heron, 200 Oystercatchers on the Shinglebank with 12 Black tailed Godwits. Estuary - 3 Ringed Plover, 1 Spoonbill Peninsula Salt Marsh - 5 Ringed Plover, 15 Oyster
27 May 2014
Recent Sightings - 5th April
Recent Sightings - 5th April Main Lake – 1 Little Grebe, 130 Black Headed Gull, 25 Tufted Ducks, 9 Shelduck, 11 Oystercatchers Wader Marsh – 47 Redshank, 1 Dunlin, 2 Oystercatchers, 4 Gadwall, 2 Canada Geese, 35 oystercatchers, 16 Curlew on the Penins
7 April 2014
Recent Sighting - 29th March
Recent Sightings Sunday 29th March Main Lake – 2 Cormorant , 3 Pintails, 22 Tufted Ducks , 3 Greylags, 50 Mallard, 1 Little Egret Wader Marsh – Spoonbill, 1 Curlew, 2 Greenshanks, 49 Redshanks Mediterranean Gull spotted amongst the Black Headed Gull
31 March 2014
Recent Sightings - 22nd March 2014
Recent Sightings – 22nd March 2014 The Spoonbill is giving great sightings on the Main Lake and Wader Marsh. Also on the Wader Marsh are 7 Black Tailed Godwits, 12 Redshank and 65 Oystercatchers Main Lake 13 Tufted Ducks, 5 Cormorants, 10 Little Egrets,
25 March 2014
Recent Sightings - 16th March
70 Brent on the Estuary with 30 Dunlin, 80 Redshank, 4 Ringed Plover Limestone Lake: 3 Little Grebes and 5 Tufted Ducks Black Headed Gull colony building with 459 on site. 3 Linnet at Brickworks There are still Brent to be seen from Brent and Limekiln hi
19 March 2014