Wildlife sightings - 12/02/19
Wader Lake (AM, mid-high tide):
Oystercatcher 1
Grey heron 12
Black-headed gull 146
Shelduck 32
Lapwing 8
Gadwall 2 (pair)
Teal 11 (8 male, 3 female)
Wigeon 5 (2 pairs and a male)
Tufted duck 12 (3 male and 9 female)
Canada goose 35
Canada/greylag goose hybrid 1
Saline lagoon (AM, mid-high tide):
Grey heron 1
Shelduck 2
Redshank 1
Teal 3 (in reedbed, 2 male and 1 female)
Hawthorn wood feeding station:
Nuthatch 1
Blackbird 6
Lesser redpoll 9
Bullfinch 7
Goldfinch 5
Brambling 1
Great-spotted woodpecker 2 (pair, with one drumming)
Plus:
A female kestrel on Wader Lake footpath
A sparrowhawk near the Chilean flamingos
A brambling on the centre feeders
Snowdrops, lords-and-ladies, ramsons, primrose
