Durham Bird Club's Castle Lake Nature Reserve

Saturday, 15 January 2011

Saturday 15th January 2011

At last some of the ice has melted and birds are returning to the wetlands around the village.

Stoneybeck Lake;
32 Canada Geese, 63 Greylag Geese, 3 Wigeon, 70 Mallard, 30+ Stock Dove.

Castle Lake (still 70% frozen);
2 Gadwall, 300 Teal, 40 Mallard, 90 Lapwing, 8 Redshank, Green Sandpiper, 14 Common Gull, 6 Stock Dove.

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