Recent Sightings - 21st January 2019
Count taken at low tide on the morning of 25/1/19.
With all the trees completely bare of leaves, this time of year is perfect for finding one of our most elusive woodland species; The Treecreeper.
Using its long claws to scale the vertical trunk, Treecreepers are often hidden away under foliage. Without their leafy cover, it’s fantastic to watch the Treecreepers distinctive foraging behaviour, “creeping up and down the tree-trunks”.
The woodland next to the limestone lake lookout and the old gunpowder store is a great place to see them.
Estuary – visible from the Brent Hide and the Limekiln Observatory
Curlew 6, Black-headed Gull 2, Oystercatcher 2, Shelduck 35, Brent 14, Redshank 4, Wigeon 14
Main lake – visible from Sensory garden and Visitor centre
Teal 23, Shoveler 4, Gadwall 2, Tuft 41, Mallard 161, Moorhen 3, Little Grebe 2
Shingle bank – visible from Sensory garden, Wadermarsh and Visitor Centre
Teal 11, Gadwall 5, Shoveler 2, Cormorant 1, Black-head Gull 4, Herring Gull 1, Moorhen 1, Coot 1, Mallard 29, Jackdaw 5
Wadermarsh – visible from Wadermarsh lookout and Brent Hide
Moorhen 6, Oystercatcher 2, Black-tailed Godwit 1, Redshank 1, Gadwall 2, Coot 1
Freshwater Lagoon – visible from Brent Hide and Crannóg
Mallard 27, Coot 1, Moorhen 2
Saline Lagoon – visible from Limekiln observatory
Little Grebe 2
Limestone Lake
Moorhen 1, Tufted Duck 1
Peninsula Field and Saltmarsh
Jackdaw
Brickworks
Jackdaw 2
Woodland
Jackdaw, Magpie, Blue, Great, Coal and Long-tailed tits, Goldfinch, Chaffinch, Bullfinch, Goldcrest, Wren, Blackbird, Song Thrush, Dunnock, Treecreeper
