Wildlife sightings - 14/04/2021
Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide):
Black-tailed godwit 3
Avocet 27
Oystercatcher 1
Lapwing 9
Gadwall 2
Teal 5
Shoveler 3 (male)
Shelduck 39 (14 on Wader Meadow)
Ruddy shelduck 1 (male)
Tufted duck 5
Canada goose 17
Greylag 9
Black-headed gull 62
Lesser black-backed gull 1
Herring gull 21
Jackdaw 8
Saline lagoon (AM, mid-tide):
Avocet 2
Lesser black-backed gull 2
Redshank 1
Canada goose 2
Hawthorn Wood:
Great tit 4
Blue tit 1
Robin 1
Nuthatch 1
Lookout feeding station:
Robin 1
Great tit 3
Coal tit 1
Temporary feeders at Hawthorn Wood hide:
Great tit
Dunnock
Other birds on site:
Blackcap in South Wood 1 (male)
Grey heron on Forgotten Meadow 1
Curlew on Hidden Meadow 1
Blackcap 1 (male), goldfinch 2 and greenfinch 1 (male) on Saline Lagoon footpath
Willow warbler in Hawthorn Wood 2
Grey partridge in the reserve orchard 2
Kestrel over the amphibian ponds 1 (male)
Invertebrates:
Beefly 2
