Latest sightings
Recent sightings - 21st October
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent geese +2000, Oystercatcher 50, Curlew 1, Shelduck 50, Black-headed gull 30, Black-tailed godw
21 October 2016
Recent sightings - 16th October
The following sightings were recorded today by Maurice Turley and Toni Castello, warden, at mid tide. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory A thorough count today, as part of our WEBs counts work. The numbers of some win
16 October 2016
Recent sightings - 10th October
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent geese +6000, Oystercatcher 20, Curlew 40, Little egret 3, Shelduck 20, Black-headed gull 20, B
10 October 2016
Recent sightings - 7th October
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory Brent geese +4000, getting ready for our Brent event this coming weekend! Oystercatcher 20, Curlew 1,
7 October 2016
Recent sightings - 2nd October
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard 70, Tufted duck 13, Coot 2, Gadwall 1, Pintail 1, Common teal 30, Mute swan 1. Wadermarsh - visibl
2 October 2016
Recent sightings - 26th September
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide. Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard 70, Tufted duck 7, Coot 3, Gadwall 5. Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent H
26 September 2016
Recent sightings - 23rd September
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide. Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +100, Tufted duck 5, Coot 5. A group of around 40 Common teal is being very regular at roost
23 September 2016
Recent sightings - 18th September
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide. Estuary - visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory As days pass, we are getting more and more wintering birds, which in some cases appear in notable
18 September 2016
Recent sightings - 14th September
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, near high tide. Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +150, Tufted duck 5, Coot 3, Common teal 30, Black-headed gull 16. Wadermarsh - visible from
14 September 2016
Recent sightings - 9th September
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary – visible from Brent hide and Limekiln observatory An impressive juvenile Peregrine falcon was among the Brent this morning in Strangford Lough. Peregrines
9 September 2016
Recent sightings - 3rd September
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Estuary – visible from Brent hide and Limekiln observatory The Brent geese are back!! A group of around 50 birds were in Strangford Lough this morning. This is the s
3 September 2016
Recent sightings - 27th August
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at high tide. Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +100, Tufted duck 13, Coot 2, Greylag 10 in the water + 36 in flight, Gadwall 1, Black-headed
27 August 2016
Recent sightings - 16th August
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Limekiln observatory A Long-eared owl was perching like a sort of guardian in front of our observatory this morning. A nice sighting for a species which is regular fo
16 August 2016
Recent sightings - 8th August
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. Main lake - visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre Mallard +100, Tufted duck 19, Coot 1, Greylag 22, Grey heron 1, Coot 3, Little grebe 1, Black-headed gul
8 August 2016
Recent sightings - 16th July
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide. These days are marked by the progressive leave of the Black-headed gull colony. At the moment all the young have fledged, and have become to progressively explore th
16 July 2016