Wildlife Sightings - 06/05/19
a.m. Tide level: high
Wader Lake
Wood sandpiper 1
Grey heron 15
Common tern 10 (some birds making scrapes)
Gadwall 4 (3 male, 1 female)
Shoveler 4 (3 male, 1 female)
Oystercatcher 2
Avocet 21 (13 birds on eggs)
Teal 3 (1 male, 2 female)
Swallow 5
Tufted duck 10 (5 male, 5 female)
Saline lagoon
Avocet 2
Lapwing 1
Shoveler 2 (pair)
Hawthorn wood
Bullfinch 5
Dunnock 2
Other birds noted around site
Gadwall - amphibian ponds 1 male
Blackcap - Hollowood 1 male
Song thrush - gully 2
Cormorant - jetty/river viewpoint 2
Great spotted woodpecker - play area 1
Sedge warbler - Wader Lake footpath 1
Treecreeper - North wood 1
Other wildlife species around site
Invertebrates:
Cranefly
Flora:
Cowslip
Cuckoo flower
Other notes of interest:
Hobby seen three times over Wader Lake yesterday (05/05/2019)
