Recent Sightings 7th May 2018
The following sightings were recorded today at mid-tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. We hosted the BBC Dawn Chorus at the Limekiln Observatory on Sunday, and we were not disappointed by our resident songsters. Blackcap, Willow warbler, Whitethroat, Dunnock, Goldfinch and Blackbird were just some of the birds heard at various points across the reserve and featured on the show on Sunday morning.
Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Black-headed Gull 39, Shelduck 10, Lesser black-backed gull 8
Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Mallard 21, Tufted duck 9, Greylag 1, Gadwall 2, Black-headed gull 244, Coot 1, Moorhen 2
Shingle bank – visible from Sensory garden, Wadermarsh and Visitor centre
Greylag goose 5, Black-headed gull 24, Shelduck 1
Wadermarsh – visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Black-headed gull 15, Shelduck 2, Black-tailed godwit 4
Freshwater Lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Shelduck 1, Mallard 9, Greylag 1, Coot 2, Black-headed gull 310, Mediterranean gull 1, Tufted duck 10, Mute swan 2
Saline Lagoon – visible from Limekiln observatory
Tufted duck 6
Brickworks
Swallow 4, Whitethroat 1, Linnet 2, Goldfinch 6, Bullfinch 2, Wren 1
Limestone Lake
Tufted duck 6, Gadwall1
Peninsula Field and Saltmarsh
Black-headed gull 2
Herald Moth - a stunning moth caught in our moth trap this week.
Woodland
Blackbird, Wren, Wood pigeon, Blackcap, Robin, Willow warbler, Blue tit, Great tit, Coal tit, Dunnock, Chaffinch, Goldfinch, House sparrow
