Today's sightings;
Stoneybeck Lake - 370 Lapwing, 1 Golden Plover, 3 Redshank, 9 Curlew, 4 Pochard and 3 Pied Wagtail.
Castle Lake - drake Pintail, 3 female Goldeneye, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 3 Little Egret, 1 female Sparrowhawk, 1 Kestrel, c500 Lapwing, 7 Redshank and a Mistle Thrush.
Durham Bird Club's Castle Lake Nature Reserve
Sunday, 30 November 2014
Tuesday, 25 November 2014
Tuesday 25th November 2014
Some sightings from today;
Castle Lake - 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 55 Curlew, 7 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1f Goldeneye, 5 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush and 30 Redwing.
Castle Lake - 3 Black-tailed Godwit, 55 Curlew, 7 Redshank, 1 Green Sandpiper, 1f Goldeneye, 5 Little Grebe, 6 Cormorant, 4 Little Egret, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Grey Wagtail, 1 Song Thrush and 30 Redwing.
Monday, 27 October 2014
Monday 27th October 2014
Thanks to John Olley for todays sightings;
Castle Lake - 1,900 Greylag Geese, 260 Canada Geese, 5 Bar-headed Geese, 1 Pintail, 270 Wigeon, 220 Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 22 Shoveler, 20 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 320 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Redshank and 15 Golden Plover.
Castle Lake - 1,900 Greylag Geese, 260 Canada Geese, 5 Bar-headed Geese, 1 Pintail, 270 Wigeon, 220 Teal, 2 Goldeneye, 22 Shoveler, 20 Little Grebe, 2 Little Egret, 320 Lapwing, 1 Green Sandpiper, 6 Redshank and 15 Golden Plover.
Thursday, 23 October 2014
Monday, 20 October 2014
Monday 20th October 2014
Another excellent selection of birds seen around various locations today, sightings come from John Olley and myself;
Castle Lake - 21 Mute Swan, 400 Pink-footed Geese over south, 600 Greylag Geese, 5 Bar-headed Geese, 10 duck species including 3 Pintail, 2 female Goldeneye, 1 female Goosander, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Egret (with another 2 on the River Stell at the same time), 100 Golden Plover, 1100 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 3 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 adult Great Black-backed Gull.
Low Hardwick - 7 Cormorant over together east, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 6 Snipe over west, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat (locally scarce), 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Willow Tit, 13 Redwing.
Fishburn Lake - very quiet with only 6 Mallard seen.
Some pictures from today;
One of the two Stonechat which were together at Low Hardwick this morning before being chased off by a Reed Bunting.
The five Bar-headed Geese at Castle Lake this afternoon.
Castle Lake - 21 Mute Swan, 400 Pink-footed Geese over south, 600 Greylag Geese, 5 Bar-headed Geese, 10 duck species including 3 Pintail, 2 female Goldeneye, 1 female Goosander, 1 Great Crested Grebe, 5 Little Egret (with another 2 on the River Stell at the same time), 100 Golden Plover, 1100 Lapwing, 5 Snipe, 3 Redshank, 2 Green Sandpiper, 1 adult Great Black-backed Gull.
Low Hardwick - 7 Cormorant over together east, 2 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 6 Snipe over west, 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 2 Stonechat (locally scarce), 1 Chiffchaff, 3 Goldcrest, 2 Willow Tit, 13 Redwing.
Fishburn Lake - very quiet with only 6 Mallard seen.
Some pictures from today;
Tuesday, 14 October 2014
Tuesday 14th October 2014
Todays sightings;
Castle Lake - 39 Pink-footed Geese overflew heading south at 14:20 then turned into wind and landed at Low Hardwick, 13 Grey Partridge, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 4 Dunlin, 50 Curlew, 5 Redshank and 1 Green Sandpiper.
River Stell - 2 Little Egret.
Low Hardwick - 400 Greylag Geese, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 30 Golden Plover, 600 Lapwing, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Long-tailed Tit flock which also contained a Goldcrest and at least 1 Willow Tit.
Castle Lake - 39 Pink-footed Geese overflew heading south at 14:20 then turned into wind and landed at Low Hardwick, 13 Grey Partridge, 1 Little Egret, 1 Kestrel, 4 Dunlin, 50 Curlew, 5 Redshank and 1 Green Sandpiper.
River Stell - 2 Little Egret.
Low Hardwick - 400 Greylag Geese, 1 Common Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 30 Golden Plover, 600 Lapwing, 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker and a Long-tailed Tit flock which also contained a Goldcrest and at least 1 Willow Tit.
Monday, 13 October 2014
Monday 13th October 2014
Today a Rough-legged Buzzard was seen due east of Castle Lake from the hide, mobbed by Common Buzzard and was probably the same individual noted over Sedgefield yesterday.
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