Wildlife Sightings - 18/05/19
a.m. Tide level: low
Wader Lake
Avocet 32
Greylag 5
Lapwing 15
Common tern 92
Gadwall 2
Black headed gull 20
Redshank 3
Shoveler 2 (male)
Canada Goose 20
Oystercatcher 2
Saline Lagoon
Avocet 1
Lapwing 2
Shoveler 1 (male)
Shelduck 3
Hawthorn Wood
Great tit 2
Bullfinch 3
Bluie tit 4
Robin 1
Greenfinch 2
Dunnock 1
Great spotted woodpecker 1 (female)
Coal tit 1
Other birds noted around site
Kestrel - Heron Hedge 1
Long tailed tit - Spring Gill wood 2
Common Whitethroat - Amphibian ponds 1
Lesser black backed gull - River Wear 2
Grey heron - Heron Hedge 21
Other wildlife species around site
Mammals:
Weasel
Amphibians:
Smooth newt
Flora:
Scarlet Pimpernel
Meadow buttercup
Sweet vernal grass
Mayflower (hawthorn)
Other notes of interest:
Brown-lipped snail
