Durham Bird Club's Castle Lake Nature Reserve

Tuesday, 17 February 2015

Tuesday 17th February 2015

Today's sightings;

Castle Lake - 2 Shelduck, 1f Goldeneye, 1 Great Crested Grebe (the first this year), 8 Cormorant (including four in the water together at the northern end of the lake), 4 Oystercatcher, 1 Ringed Plover (another first for the year), 3 Redshank, the 3rd winter Great Black-backed Gull back again, 15 Fieldfare & 2 Mistle Thrush.

A1 Flashes - 3 Shelduck, 200 Wigeon, 2 Shoveler, 14 Oystercatcher, 50 Curlew & 3 Redshank.

Fishburn Lake/Carr Wood - 5 Gadwall, 6 Mallard, 5 Coot & 3 Common Buzzard.

Alan's Pool - 2 Pintail & 2 Little Egret (pictured below).



Stoneybeck Lake - 4 Shelduck, 2m Pochard & 1 Oystercatcher.

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