Durham Bird Club's Castle Lake Nature Reserve

Friday 1 January 2016

Friday 1st January 2016

Happy New Year!
Today's sightings;

Stoneybeck Lake - 7 Mute Swan, 2 Shelduck, 2 Pintail, 200+ Black-headed Gull, 1 Fieldfare and 5+ Redwing.

Castle Lake - 6 Shelduck, 3 Pintail, drake Goldeneye, 8 Grey Partridge, 1 Grey Heron, 130 Curlew, 10+ Redshank, 1 Great Black-backed Gull, 5 Fieldfare and 2 Corn Bunting.

Alan's Pool - 1 Mute Swan.

Fishburn Lake - 12 Mallard, 1 Song Thrush and a flock of 20 Siskin.

Low Hardwick - 2 Buzzard, 1 Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, 200 Golden Plover, 300 Lapwing, 1 Short-eared Owl out hunting mid-afternoon and 4 Bullfinch.

River Stell - 1 Little Grebe, 1 Little Egret and 2 Green Sandpiper together.

Foumarts Lane - 1 Grey Wagtail feeding on floodwater close to the village (rubbish picture below).



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