Wildlife sightings - 07/08/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake
Swallow 4
Sparrowhawk 1
Avocet 4
Shoveler 1
Grey heron 6
Gadwall 4
Common tern 5
Lapwing 24
Little ringed plover 2
*Bird numbers low due to low tide and hunting sparrowhawk*
Saline Lagoon
Kingfisher (in reedbed pool)
Lapwing 4
Hawthorn Wood
Jay 1
Long-tailed tit 9
Great spotted woodpecker 2
Goldfinch 5
Willow tit 1
Greenfinch 4
Bullfinch 9
Chaffinch 8
Other birds
Song thrush - 3 - North Wood
Cormorant - 2 - Window on the Wear
Swallow - 5 - Window on the Wear
Other wildlife and flora
Rabbit
Shrew heard
Water mint
Purple loosestrife
St Johns wort
Yellow loosestrife
