Wildlife Sightings - 08/07/19
Wader Lake
AM Tide Level : High
Muddy conditions
Grey Heron - 9
Oystercatcher - 3 (+ 1 chick)
Little Ringed Plover - 2
Avocet - 8
Black-headed Gull - 350 +
Lapwing - 78
Redshank - 14 (+1 juvenile )
Curlew - 6
Common Tern- 250 +
Black-tailed Godwit - 1
Saline Lagoon
AM Tide Level: High
Oystercatcher - 2 (+2 chicks)
Black-headed Gull - 40
Kestrel - 1 juvenile
Hawthorn Wood
Willow Tit - 2
Bullfinch - 9
Chaffinch - 14
Robin - 5
Goldfinch - 6
Other Birds Noted Around Site
Reed Bunting (Amphibian Ponds) - heard
Kestrel (Dragonfly Ponds) - 1 (female)
Chiffchaff (Wader Lake Footpath) - 6
Willow Warbler (Wader Lake Footpath) - 1
Blackcap (Wader Lake Footpath) - 2
Whitethroat (Lagoon Footpath) - 1
Bullfinch (Hawthorn Wood) - 6
Mute Swan (River Wear) - 2
Other Wildlife Species Around Site
Mammals:
Weasel (Amphibian Ponds)
Invertebrates:
Ringlet
Small Tortoiseshell
Meadow Brown
Flora:
Great Burnet
Betony
