Wildlife sightings - 29/05/19
a.m. Tide level: Low
Wader Lake
Avocet 34 (5 chicks)
Oystercatcher 4
Lapwing 9
Grey heron 26
Shelduck 19
Redshank 8
Shoveler 6
Common tern 124
Gadwall 9
Saline Lagoon
Avocet 2
Oystercatcher 2
Lapwing 2
Shelduck 4
Linnet 2 (pair)
Hawthorn Wood
Siskin 2 (1 juvenile)
Robin 4 (1 juvenile)
Greenfinch 1
Great spotted woodpecker 5
Nuthatch 1
Great tit 5 (2 juvenile)
Bullfinch 7 (1 juvenile)
Blue tit 6 (2 juvenile)
Other birds
Mistle thrush - 1 - Pond zone
Willow warbler - 2 - Hawthorn Wood
Swift - 2 - Over river Wear
Cormorant - 1 - Over river Wear
Kestrel - 1 - Hawthorn Wood
Grey heron - 2 - Amphibian ponds
Other wildlife
Mammals
Otter tracks
Amphibians
Smooth newt
Invertebrates
Large white butterfly
Small copper butterfly
Cantharis rustica (sailor bee)
Flora
Northern marsh orchid
