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Wildlife Sightings 19/06/2026

Wildlife Sightings 19/06/2026

Black Headed Gull chicks on Wader Lakes islands with several clutches of Shelduck on the lake as well. Hawthorn Wood has a lot of juvenile Blue tits, Coal Tit, Great Spotted Woodpecker & Great Tits visiting this morning.

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Avocet
34
Redshank
9
Little Ringed Plover
1
Black headed gull
104+15 juv
Herring Gull
71
Common Tern
39
Mallard
4
Tufted Duck
2
Gadwall
20
Shelduck
6+25 juv
Swallow
2
Little Egret
2
Oystercatcher
4
Lapwing
40
Coot
2+3 chicks
Curlew
2
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Oystercatcher
Saline Lagoon
2
Black Headed Gull
Saline Lagoon
1
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Hawthorn Wood Hide
1juv
Robin
Hawthorn wood Hide
1, 1juv
Great Tit
Hawthorn Wood Hide
2, 2juv
Coal Tit
Hawthorn Wood Hide
2
Nuthatch
Hawthorn Wood Hide
1
Blue Tit
Hawthorn Wood Hide
2, 5juv
Swift
Wader Lake Path
2