Recent Sightings - 25th Feb 2018
A cold but sunny morning here at Castle Espie. The following sightings were recorded today on a receding tide:
Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Shelduck 104, Brent 66, Oystercatcher 200, Lesser black-backed gull 1, Black-headed gull 23, Black-tailed godwit 172, Knot 250, Common gull 1, Curlew 8, Dunlin 2, Whimbrel 1
Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Mallard 72, Greylag 1, Coot 3, Tufted duck 42, Black-headed gull 61, Cormorant 1, Lesser black-backed gull 1
Wader marsh – visible from the lookout and the Brent Hide
Greenshank 1, Teal 12, Redshank 3, Black-headed gull 1
Freshwater Lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Mallard 12, , Tufted duck 2, Coot 1, Moorhen 2
Limestone Lake
Tufted duck 2, Little grebe 2, Mute swan 1
Brickworks
Jackdaw 4
Peninsula Field Saltmarsh
Redshank 1
Woodland
Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Chaffinch, Robin, Bullfinch, Blue tit, Goldcrest, Dunnock, Bullfinch, Tree sparrow (image), siskin, Long-tailed tit, Blue tit, Goldfinch
