Durham Bird Club's Castle Lake Nature Reserve

Sunday, 13 March 2016

Sunday 13th March 2016

Sightings today from John Olley, Alan Jones and myself.

Stoneybeck Lake - 9 Whooper Swan present all day, 10 Mute Swan, 22 Shelduck, 12 Shoveler, 10 Pochard, 2 Little Grebe, 2 Oystercatcher, 40 Lapwing, 17 Curlew, 1 Redshank and 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull.

Castle Lake - 2 Pintail (1 drake), 3 Goldeneye (1 drake), 5 Great Crested Grebe, 60 Gadwall, 90 Lapwing and 10 Redshank.

A1 Flashes/River Stell - 28 Oystercatcher, 2 Green Sandpiper, 150 Curlew and 3 Little Egret (one of which was colour ringed and identified as an individual originally ringed in the nest at North Cotes, Lincolnshire on 7/5/14 and subsequently sighted at Aberlady, Scotland in October 2014 and Greenabella Marsh, Cleveland in April 2015).

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