Wildlife sightings - 16/08/2017

Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide):

Lapwing 3

Avocet 3

Redshank 5

Ruff 1

Black-headed gull 4

Common tern 3

Ringed plover 2

 

Saline Lagoon:

Redshank 15

 

Hawthorn Wood:

Great-spotted woodpecker 1

Jay 1

Blue tit 5

Great tit 4

Bullfinch 6

Chaffinch 5

 

Other locations:

Whitethroat in the gully 1 adult and 1 juvenile

Black cap (2), chiffchaff (1) and reed bunting (2) in Wader Lake scrub

Swift over site

 

Amphibians:

Common toad in the filter reedbed

 

Invertebrates:

Red admiral, wall brown, speckled wood and peacock butterflies

 

Flora:

Water mint

Water forget-me-not

Purple loosestrife

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