Durham Bird Club's Castle Lake Nature Reserve

Wednesday 24 February 2016

Wednesday 24th February 2016

Sightings from today;

Castle Lake - mostly frozen over this morning but some of the ice had melted by mid-afternoon, 2 Mute Swan, 1 Pink-footed Goose, 135 Canada Geese, 8 Shelduck, 3 Pintail (1 drake), 2 Grey Partridge, 2 Grey Heron, 18+ Oystercatcher, 60 Curlew, 6 Redshank, 1 Great Black-backed Gull and 6+ Skylark.

Alan's Pool/Island Farm - 1 Mute Swan, 2 Grey Partridge, 7 Coot, Yellowhammer and Reed Bunting both in song.

Fishburn Lake - Great Spotted Woodpecker, Willow Tit singing and 2 Bullfinch.

Low Hardwick - 2 Mute Swan, 3 Grey Heron, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Water Rail on a small well vegetated stream, 74 Curlew, 1 Meadow Pipit, 2 Long-tailed Tit and singing Reed Bunting.

River Stell - 2 Little Egret and 2 Grey Wagtail.

Town End Farm - 1 Nuthatch singing nearby.

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