Recent Sightings 16th February 2026
The following sightings were taken from the reserve at Castle Espie during a high tide. The bird of the week is the Bar tailed godwit seen in good numbers this season, around the Pier and southern parts of the estuary.
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Whooper swan 1, Shelduck 38, Brent 54, Redshank 1, Knot 60, Dunlin 20, Little Egret 3, Oystercatcher 200, Herring Gull 4, Black-headed gull 1, Great crested grebe 1, Bar-tailed godwit 150
Main lake - visible from Sensory Garden and Visitor Centre
Moorhen 4, Mallard 27, Teal 8, Gadwall 27, Tufted Duck 2, Little Egret 1, Hooded crow 1, Blackbird, Robin, Dunnock, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Chaffinch, Jackdaw 2, Pied wagtail, Song thrush, Wren
Shingle Bank - visible from Sensory Garden and Visitor Centre
Teal 50, Mallard 22, Gadwall 2, Cormorant 2, Little egret 1
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Redshank 19, Spotted redshank 1, Teal 16, Greenshank 11, Moorhen 3
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Moorhen 2, Mallard 7, Teal 17, Gadwall 2, Wood pigeon, Robin, Dunnock
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Little Grebe 1, Song thrush
Brickworks
Jackdaw 8, Blue tit, Robin
Limestone Lake
Woodpigeon, Robin, Blackbird, Dunnock, Long-tailed tit, Blue tit
Peninsula Saltmarsh
Shelduck 2, Redshank 1
Peninsula Field
Black-headed gull 1, Grey Heron 1 Jackdaw 4
Woodland
Great Tit, Robin, Long-tailed Tit, Chaffinch, Blackbird, Goldcrest, Wren, Blue Tit, Dunnock, Wood pigeon
Sensory Garden
Blackbird, Song Thrush, Dunnock, Chaffinch , Woodpigeon, Robin, Wren, Blue tit, Long-tailed tit
