The following sightings were taken from the Castle Espie Reserve on a rising tide. The bird of the week this week is the teal.
Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Black-headed Gull 50, Eider 10, Curlew 45, Oystercatcher c.350, Hooded Crow 1, Little Egret 3, Common Gull 4, Cormorant 10, Mute Swan 3, Wigeon 4
Main lake - visible from Sensory Garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 199, Gadwall 8, Tufted Duck 1, Kingfisher 1, Moorhen 2, Shoveler, 1, Teal 12, Little Egret 1, Pintail 1, Little Grebe 2, Wigeon 2, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1, Black-headed Gull 4, Common Tern 1, Grey Heron 1, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Woodpigeon, Blue Tit, Robin, Swallow, House Martin
Shingle Bank - visible from Sensory Garden and Visitor Centre
Mallard 14, Oystercatcher 18, Black-headed Gull 79, Common Gull 60, Moorhen 1, Herring Gull 1, Black-tailed Godwit 4, Little Egret 8, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Moorhen 1, Black-headed Gull 4, Black-tailed Godwit 9
Freshwater Lagoon - visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Moorhen 1, Gadwall 2, Mallard 4, Tufted Duck 1, Swallow, Jackdaw 1, Woodpigeon, Lesser Black-backed Gull 1
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Little Grebe 4, Mallard 1, Little Egret 1, Common Tern 8
Brickworks
Jackdaw, Goldfinch, House Martin, Buzzard 1
Limestone Lake
Little Grebe 1, Woodpigeon
Peninsula Saltmarsh
No birds seen
Peninsula Field
No birds seen
Woodland
Blackbird, Chaffinch, Great Tit, Blue Tit, Coal Tit, Robin, Woodpigeon, Goldcrest, Wren, Hooded Crow, Swallow
Sensory Garden
Swallow, Robin, Woodpigeon
