Castle Lake

Castle Lake:
aftnoon sesh aft getn drauked at graft this morn'n

WashingtonWaderMans 2Spotshanks transforming overnight to 4

juv Spotted Redshank in a downpour

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2Redshank,  5Ruff,  4Greenshank,  6+GreenSand,  3+CommSand,  60+Snipe,  1Dunlin,  4Wigeon, 3wagtail sp's,  juvWhinchat etc   ( JO / AJ / SE )

Swifts close to home, 2 seen at close range with bulging throat sacs

juv Sprawk, baffled by the selection on offer . . .

Ruff

waders

wading

Exciting new excavations coming soon - bound to get a "biggie" just before the works due to start . . .

Waders in the rain

A lousy wet day - but nice & dry in the hide at Castle Lake

Highlights a huge 800 Greylag, & a family of Spotted Fly's in the village

6Greenshank, 1Ringed Plover, 5+juvLittle ringed Plover, 25+Snipe, 3Dunlin, 2Ruff, 6+Green Sandpiper, 40Lapwing, 1Common Sandpiper, 3Curlew

2 Greenshank

juv Little ringed

Snipe

Ruff & Dunlin

Lrp & Ringed

Green Sand & Ruff

Ringed Plover

Ruff & Greenshank getting a wash

4 of the Green Sands

Snipe (again) 1 of my favourite species

juv Ruff

a whole lot wetter than this time last year . . .

Waders Love DBC Castle Lake Reserve Day

11 species of wader on the main lake at Bishop Middleham today

Common, Green & Wood Sandpipers, Snipe, Ringed & Little Ringed Plover, Curlew, Dunlin, Lapwing, Oystercatcher and Greenshank.

Lap, Lrp, CommSand, WoodSand

Common Sand ( & Lrp )

Wood Sandpiper

Green Sandpiper (honest)

x2 Dunlin

Greenshank

Ringed Plover

juvenile Little ringed Plover

one of 5 broods of Gadwall seen today    ( 11, 11, 10, 8 & 6 )

Lots of other stuff too
Hobby, juv Peregrine, 3Buzzard, all 3 wagtails including several Yellow Wags, Tree Sparrows, Stock Doves etc

several young Yellow Wagtail - adults continuing to take food into standing crops, presumably 2nd broods

Looking south onto 'Wader Bay'  from the site of the old castle. - This area immediately north of the reserve is the area of open access land.

Short clip of 4 waders feeding :-



Wood & Common Sand, juv LRP & Lapwing



NB:
The reserve is still experiencing problems with visitors ( birders & non birders alike ) walking close to the waters edge - this results in a negative impact throughout the year, but especially so during breeding season.



I spoke to one guy today who was along the waters edge with his dog . . .



When i advised him that it would be helpful if he sticks to the designated acess routes, as the area was a nature reserve & private farmland,

his reply was "well them with the binoculars wander all over".



Please Note:

There is NO acess to any part of the shoreline, there are several maps posted on stiles etc, signposts & interpretive panels to help all visitors enjoy their visits.