Wildlife sightings - 28/06/2016
a.m. Tide level: high
Wader Lake
Avocet 18 + 24 young
Black-headed gull 19
Little ringed plover 2 + 3 young
Oystercatcher 6
Shoveler (drake in eclipse plumage) 1
Lapwing 14
Redshank 3
Eurasian teal (drake in eclipse plumage) 1
Common tern 130+ & 30+ young
Barn swallow 6 + 8 young
Saline Lagoon
Oystercatcher 2
Black-headed gull 25
Shelduck 2
Lapwing 10
Hawthorn Wood
Jay 1
Willow tit 1
Greenfinch 2
Goldfinch 4
Bullfinch 6
Other birds
Swift - Lagoon Meadow: 4
Cormorant - River viewpoint: 1
Common whitethroat - Wader Lake footpath: 4
Other wildlife species
Fish:
Sticklebacks - Dragonfly Ponds: adults & young
Invertebrates:
Whirligig beetle
Pond skater
Speckled wood
Ringlet
Tree Bumblebee colony
Flora:
Bee orchid
Common spotted orchid
Meadow cranesbill
Ragged robin
Elderflower
Yellow rattle
Oxyeye daisy
