Wildlife Sightings - 09/06/26
Swallows hawking over the meadows hunting, lots of tit species fledging across the site.
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am/pm |
Wader Lake Species |
Water Level |
Total |
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Avocet 1 brood of at least 1 chick behind islands, 1 brood of at least 1 chick near the fingers (parents of this brood defending against jackdaw, lesser black backed gull and herring gull. East Island nest appears to have failed) |
23, 2 chicks |
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Shelduck 1 brood of 1 ducklings with 2 adults |
29, 16 ducklings |
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Black headed gull |
112, 21 chicks |
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Mediterranean x black headed gull nesting |
1 |
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Common tern |
55 |
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Little ringed plover nesting on right island |
1 |
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Sand martins |
2 |
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Swallows |
2 |
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Oystercatcher 1 brood of at least one juvenile (although 2 were originally in this brood) |
4, 1 juvenile |
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Gadwall |
25 |
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Lesser black backed gull |
1 |
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Herring gull |
7 |
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Grey heron |
8 |
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Little egret |
1 |
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Tufted duck |
7 |
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Redshank |
3 |
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am/pm |
Bird Species Noted Around Site |
Location |
Total |
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Goldfinch |
Wader lake footpath |
1 |
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Wren |
Wader lake footpath |
2 singing |
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Blue tit fledglings |
Wader lake footpath |
1ad, 4 juv |
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Greylag goose |
Wader lake footpath |
2ad, 1 gosling |
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Great tit fledglings |
Middle wood |
1ad, 3 juv |
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Great spotted woodpecker |
Hawthorn wood |
1 heard |
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Goldcrest |
The Lookout |
1 heard |
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Sedge warbler |
Saline Lagoon/River Reedbed |
2 heard |
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Oystercatcher |
Saline Lagoon |
2 |
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Avocet |
Saline Lagoon |
2 |
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Blackcap |
Hawthorn wood |
1 singing |
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Forgotten meadow |
Swallows hunting low over meadow |
3 |
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Saline Lagoon meadow |
Swallows hunting low over meadow |
2 |
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Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
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Mammals: |
Amphibians / Fish: |
Invertebrates: Green carpet moth @ Wader lake footpath Speckled wood butterfly across site Azure damselfly x2 @Saline Lagoon |
Flora / Fungi: |
