Recent Sightings 14th May 2018
The following sightings were recorded today at high-tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. A few Coot families are active in the Freshwater lagoon, demonstrating that Spring is in full swing again.
Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Black-headed Gull 5, Lesser black-backed gull 2, Eider 3, Herring gull 1
Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Mallard 19, Tufted duck 6, Black-headed gull 156, Coot 2, Moorhen 2, Goldeneye 1, Shoveler 1, Shelduck 1
Shingle bank – visible from Sensory garden, Wadermarsh and Visitor centre
Greylag goose 3, Shelduck 1, Oystercatcher 3, Black-tailed godwit 3, Lesser black-backed gull 3, Moorhen 3, Tufted duck 3, Gadwall 4, Mallard 2
Wadermarsh – visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Black-headed gull 42, Black-tailed godwit 12, Moorhen 1
Freshwater Lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Shelduck 1, Mallard 3, Coot 2 with 2 young, Black-headed gull 400, Tufted duck 4, Mute swan 1, Gadwall 1, Lesser black-backed gull 1
Saline Lagoon – visible from Limekiln observatory
Linnet 3, Long-tailed tit 1, Mallard 2, Black-headed gull 1
Limestone Lake
Tufted duck 7, Little grebe 3
Peninsula Field and Saltmarsh
Shelduck 1, Hooded crow 1
Woodland
Blackbird, Wren, Wood pigeon, Robin, Willow warbler, Blue tit, Great tit, Coal tit, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch
