Durham Bird Club's Castle Lake Nature Reserve

Monday, 25 January 2016

Monday 25th January 2016

Today's sightings;

Stoneybeck Lake - 9 Mute Swan, 9 Shelduck, 7 Shoveler and 22 Pochard.

Castle Lake - 30 Pink-footed Geese flew in from the north at 12:45 and landed on the hill on the south-east side of the lake, c200 Canada Geese, 8 Shoveler, 2 Goldeneye, 3 Cormorant, 2 Oystercatcher, c600 Lapwing, 50+ Curlew, c20 Redshank, 6 Stock Dove, 1 Grey Wagtail, 3 Fieldfare and 15 Linnet.

River Stell/A1 Flashes - 2 Grey Heron, 1 Little Egret, 2 Little Grebe and 50+ Curlew.

Low Hardwick - 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard, 1 Kestrel, 1 Woodcock, 29 Pied Wagtail feeding together, 2 Meadow Pipit, 7 Chaffinch and 10 Bullfinch.

Fishburn Lake - 2 Mute Swan, c20 Mallard, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Goldcrest, 7+ Long-tailed Tit, 2 Coal Tit and 1 Treecreeper.

Alan's Pool - 6 Grey Partridge, 15 Coot and another dead Mute Swan (fox?).

 
Their back!

Lapwing everywhere today.

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