Recent sightings - 1st June
The following sightings were recorded today by Toni Castello, warden, at low tide.
Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Mallard 40, Tufted duck 3, Black-headed gull +80, Shelduck 2, Coot 2, Gadwall 1, Greylag 7 (one of them a gosling).
Wadermarsh - visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Shelduck 2, Gadwall 8, Black-headed gull 15, Common tern 2, Lesser black-backed gull 1.
Freshwater lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannog
Tufted duck 3, Black-headed gull +300, Mute swan 2 adults + 7 cygnets (yes, they hatched last week, and are now wandering around, pleasantly!!). Ten lovely Shelduck ducklings are also growing fast, cared by their parents.
Saline Lagoon - visible from Limekiln observatory
Black-headed gull +50.
Estuary – visible from Brent hide and Limekiln observatory
Black-headed gull 20, Shelduck 4, Lesser black-backed gull 2.
Woodland
Bullfinch 2.
