Today's sightings
Wader Lake, AM, high tide: Grey heron 44 Shelduck 23 Wigeon 7 Teal 19 Mallard 46 Lapwing 20 Redshank 7 Oystercatcher 4 Plus 2 mute swans on the river [...]
Wader Lake, AM, high tide:
Grey heron 44
Shelduck 23
Wigeon 7
Teal 19
Mallard 46
Lapwing 20
Redshank 7
Oystercatcher 4
Plus 2 mute swans on the river
Hawthorn Wood Hide:
Bullfinch 14
Greenfinch 3
Chaffinch 7
Goldfinch 4
Great-spotted woodpecker 1
Plus 2 grey partridge on East Down and a grey wagtail on the stream
Mammals:
Increased wild otter activity near Window on the Wear and at the saline lagoon
Amphibians:
4 common frogs in the filter reedbed and frog spawn in the amphibian ponds and Forgotten Meadow
Plus ladybirds on the stream - the first seven-spots of the year!