Wildlife sightings - 29/03/19
a.m. Tide Level: Mid-high
Wader Lake
Avocet 29
Shoveler 18
Pink-footed geese 3
Snipe 2
Black-tailed godwit 1
Oystercatcher 2
Lapwing 58
Kestrel 1
Shelduck 38
Tufted duck 17
Lesser black-backed gull 2
Saline Lagoon
Avocet 3
Shelduck 6
Gadwall 2
Greylag 3
Canada goose 2
Hawthorn Wood
Nuthatch 2
Great spotted woodpecker 2
Greenfinch 4
Mealy redpoll 4
Lesser redpoll 7
Reed bunting 1
Jay (heard)
Bullfinch 9
Robin 5
Brambling 1
Other birds
Grey wagtail - 1 - River Wear (viewpoint)
Chiffchaff - heard - Amphibian ponds
Chiffchaff - heard - Orchard
Willow tit - 1 - Orchard / Hawthorn scrub
Long-tailed tit - 2 - Gully
Amphibians
Frog spawn - Forgotten Meadow ponds
Smooth newt - Amphibian ponds
Invertebrates
Peacock butterfly - Wader Lake footpath