Durham Bird Club's Castle Lake Nature Reserve

Tuesday 17 May 2016

Monday 16th May 2016

Sightings for Monday evening.

Foumarts Lane - 1 Little Owl, 1 Mistle Thrush and singing Whitethroat, Blackcap & Chiffchaff.

Castle Lake - 15 Mute Swan, 11 Shelduck, 3 Shoveler, 5 Pochard, 1 Grey Heron, 2 LR Plover, 3 Redshank, 1 Common Sandpiper, 10+ Swift, 1+ Yellow Wagtail and singing Whitethroat & Corn Bunting.
Birds with young included Canada Geese (3 broods), Mallard, Lapwing (with 2 chicks), Coot & Moorhen.

A1 Flashes - 13 Oystercatcher, 1 Curlew & 2 Redshank.

Stoneybeck Lake - 2 Little Grebe, Oystercatcher pair with 3 chicks at Farnless Farm trying to avoid young Bison hooves!, 2 LR Plover, 2 Redshank, 1 Yellow Wagtail and a singing Corn Bunting.

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