Latest sightings
Recent Sightings 30th October
Flock of Wigeon Cr. M J McGill The following sightings were recorded today at high tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. A cold start to half term, hopefully will warm up as the day goes on! Estuary – visible from
30 October 2017
Recent Sightings 23rd October 2017
The following sightings were recorded today at low tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. A clear mild day revealed a large number of Brent geese on the Lough. Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Shelduck 54, Wigeon 60,
23 October 2017
Recent Sightings 16th October 2017
Severe weather warnings - unfortunately we have had to close the reserve for safety reasons. However, the following sightings were recorded today at Castle Espie: Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent Geese ~100
16 October 2017
Recent Sightings 9th October 2017
The following sightings were recorded today at Castle Espie: Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent Geese ~2500, Little Egret 3, Curlew 4, Oystercatcher 5, Greater Black-backed gull 1, Black-headed gull 20, Eider
9 October 2017
Recent Sightings 2nd October 2017
The following sightings were recorded today at high tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. Very high winds today which may account for low numbers on the reserve. Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent Geese ~2500, Li
2 October 2017
Recent Sightings 25th September 2017
The following sightings were recorded today at low tide from the reserve at Castle Espie. A clear day once the mist lifted, revealed a large number of Brent geese on the Lough. Autumn is definitely coming but there are still some signs summer is hold
25 September 2017
Recent Sightings 18th September 2017
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. We had a very good count yesterday for our WeBS survey, good to see waders and geese returning to the lough. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory 4
18 September 2017
Recent sightings 11th September 2017
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie: Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory 172 Oystercatcher, 26 Black-headed gull, 7 Cormorant, 72 Lesser black-backed gulls, 14 Curlew, 171 Brent geese
11 September 2017
Recent Sightings 4th September 2017
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie - good count on the Estuary this morning! Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory 339 Oystercatcher, 12 Black-headed gull, 9 Cormorant, 162 Lesser blac
4 September 2017
Recent Sightings 28th August 2017
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory 8 Curlew, 7 Little Egret, 36 Black-headed Gull, 1 Herring Gull, 240 Oystercatcher Main lake - visible from Se
28 August 2017
Recent Sightings 21st August
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Little Egret 2, Lesser Black-backed Gull 6, Common gull 1, Curlew 6, Oystercatcher 240, Redshank 2, Grey Heron
21 August 2017
Recent Sightings – 7th August
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. The weather has been mixed lately but there has been some interesting sightings of birds of prey recently, including Kestrel, Peregrine, Sparrow hawk and Osprey. Estuary - visib
7 August 2017
Recent Sightings – 24th July
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. The weather has been changeable recently, changing the landscape of the reserve. We have been doing some moth trapping lately with some interesting finds including heath la
24 July 2017
Recent Sightings - 19th June
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. The weather has been good lately and many of the flowers in the meadow are coming into bloom and there is a good show of butterflies and damselflies recently. Estuary - visible
20 June 2017
Recent sightings - 9th June
The following sightings were recorded today from the reserve at Castle Espie. The weather has been good lately and many of the flowers in the meadow are coming into bloom and there is a good show of butterflies and damselflies on the meadow. Estuary - vis
9 June 2017