Wildlife sightings - 21/05/17
AM, mid tide
Wader Lake:
Avocet 26 + 11 chicks
Black-tailed godwit 1
Oystercatcher 2 + 3 chicks
Ringed plover 2
Shoveler 1
Gadwall 2
Swift 3
Common tern 126+
Kestrel (pair observed food passing) 2
Lapwing 16 + 4 chicks
Black-headed gull 32
Saline Lagoon:
Avocet 2
Shelduck 15
Grey heron 2
Hawthorn Wood:
Robin 2 + 1 chick
Great-spotted woodpecker 3
Willow tit 2
Nuthatch 1
Treecreeper 1
Greenfinch 2
Bullfinch 17
Chaffinch 15
Jay 1
Other locations:
Swallows across the reserve 15+
Whitethroat on Wader Lake footpath 2
Gadwall at the amphibian ponds 2
Tufted duck on the reservoir 13
A jay and 2 tree sparrows on the bird feeders at the visitor centre
Flora:
Ragged robin
Yellow flag iris
Red campion
Marsh marigold
Ox-eye daisy
Plus:
Tadpoles
Smooth newt
Pond skater
Honey bee
Tree bumblebee
