Wildlife sightings - 05/04/17
AM, high tide
Wader Lake:
Grey heron 26
Redshank 28
Northern shoveler 9
Northern lapwing 25
Avocet 19
Black-tailed godwit 28
Gadwall 2
Common snipe 7
Mute swan 2
Oystercatcher 4
Shelduck 14
AM, high tide
Saline lagoon:
Shelduck 16
Eurasian curlew 1
Oystercatcher 2
Hawthorn Wood:
Bullfinch 7
Goldfinch 4
Long-tailed tit 6
Chaffinch 8
Coal tit 3
Blue tit 5
Great tit 4
Reed bunting 1
Plus:
Northern shoveler in the filter reedbed 1
Cormorant on the River Wear 2
Grey wagtail at the river viewpoint 2
Chiff chaff across the reserve 15+
Other highlights:
Amphibians - smooth newt
Invertebrates - tree bumblebee, daphnia, backswimmer
Flora - cowslip, primrose, butterbur, ramsons, marsh marigold, cuckoo flower, bluebell and wood sorrel
