Recent Sightings - 29th October 2018
The following count was taken from the reserve and estuary at high tide today.
Strangford Lough is such a remarkable place. The winter bird numbers just keeping increasing; huge flocks of Wigeon now visible everyday and large numbers of Greenshank are being seen regularly on the estuary and even coming into the reserve frequently.
Greenshank by Ann Karin
Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Brent Goose c.500+, Black-headed Gull 13, Curlew 1, Oystercatcher 11, Lapwing 2, teal 1, Wigeon 44, Shelduck 3, Redshank 30, Shoveler 5, Pintail 1, Eider 3
Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Mallard 201, Tufted duck 17, Teal 4, Coot 1, Moorhen 9
Shingle bank – visible from Sensory garden, Wadermarsh and Visitor Centre
Mallard 57, Black-headed Gull 8, Greylag 2, Teal 5, Common Gull 1, Cormorant 2
Wadermarsh – visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Oystercatcher 2, Black-headed Gull 1, Redshank 4, Moorhen 4, Mallard 4, Teal 7
Freshwater Lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Mallard 43, Moorhen 4, Tufted duck 10, Coot 1, Redshank 1, Heron 1
Saline Lagoon – visible from Limekiln observatory
Little Grebe 4, Little egret 1, Greenshank 3, Redshank 1,
Limestone Lake
Mallard 1
Peninsula Field and Saltmarsh
Greenshank 2, Black-head gull 2, Little Egret 1
Brickworks
Linnet, Goldfinch, Blackbird
Woodland
Blackbird, Wren, Dunnock, Wood pigeon, Robin, Blue tit, Great tit, Coal tit, Chaffinch, Goldfinch
