Wildlife sightings - 26/05/2018
a.m. Tide level: low
Wader Lake
Avocet: 32 + 5 chicks (2 broods)
Oystercatcher 2
Little ringed plover 2
Redshank 2
Lapwing 8
Black-tailed godwit 2
Common tern 152 (46 nesting/on eggs)
Black headed gull 32
Mute swan 2
Saline Lagoon
Lapwing 1
Redshank 2
Hawthorn Wood
Bullfinch 6
Chaffinch 4
Nuthatch 1
Blackcap 1
Great spotted woodpecker 1 (male)
Other birds
Curlew - river: 1
Tree sparrow - centre feeders: 2
Great spotted woodpecker - centre feeders: 1 (male)
Greenfinch - centre feeders: 2
Common whitethoat - river footpath: 3
Other wildlife species
Mammals:
Stoat - Wader Lake footpath
Amphibians:
Smooth newt - Forgotten Meadow pond
Invertebrates:
Small copper
Orange tip
Peacock
Speckled Wood
Flora:
Ragged robin
Bird's-foot trefoil
Cuckoo flower
Northern marsh orchid
Yellow rattle
Yellow flag iris