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Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid

Avocet - 12

Lapwing - 10

Black-tailed Godwit - 2

Redshank - 2

Oystercatcher - 1

Grey Heron - 31 (including 10+ chicks)

Shelduck - 37

Teal - 2

Shoveler - 5

Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1

Black-headed Gull - 6

 

Saline Lagoon

Avocet - 3

Shelduck - 1

 

Hawthorn Wood

Bullfinch - 5

Chaffinch - 5

Great Tit - 4

Robin - 1

Reed Bunting - 1

Nuthatch - 1

Jay - 1

 

Other Birds

Tufted Duck (River Wear) - 40+

Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 60+

Blackcap (Gully & Forgotten Meadow) - 2

Willow Warbler (Wader Lake path) - 4

Reed Bunting (Wader Lake path) - 1

 

Other Wildlife Species

Mammals:

Grey Squirrel (Hawthorn Wood)

 

Invertebrates:

Various Bumblebees (throughout reserve)

Speckled Wood (Hollowood)

Mining Bees (Throughout Reserve)

 

Flora:

Cowslip (throughout reserve)

Cuckoo Flower (Forgotten Meadow)

Snake's Head Fritillary (Forgotten Meadow)

Blue Bells & Primroses (Spring Gill)

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