Wildlife sightings - 08/05/19
a.m. Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake
Pochard 1
Little egret 1
Avocet 34
Lapwing 10 + 1 chick
Redshank 2
Oystercatcher 4
Grey heron 33 + 16 chicks
Common tern 2
Shoveler 6
Gadwall 4
Saline Lagoon
Oystercatcher 2
Avocet 4
Lapwing 2
Hawthorn Wood
Bullfinch 8
Goldfinch 2
Great spotted woodpecker 1
Nuthatch 1
Jay 1
Great tit 2
Blue tit 4
Coal tit 1
Other birds
Osytercatcher - 1 - Ganderland
Oystercatcher - 1 - Stream channel
Common tern - 6 - River Wear
Cormorant - 1 - River Wear
Reed bunting - 1 - Wader Lake footpath
Flora
Cowslip
Red campion
Blue bells - full bloom in spring gill
Ramsons - Hawthorn Wood
