Wildlife sightings - 25/2/2018
Wader Lake (AM, mid tide):
Mute swan 2
Grey heron 18
Oystercatcher 4 (two pairs)
Redshank 24
Lapwing 53 (11 on meadow)
Tufted duck 13 (six male, seven female)
Shelduck 30
Coot 5
Shoveler 4 (three male, one female)
Wigeon 6 (three pairs)
Kestrel 2 (pair)
Saline lagoon (AM, mid tide):
Curlew 1
Shelduck 2
Oystercatcher 2
Hawthorn Wood feeding station:
Great-spotted woodpecker 1 (male)
Bullfinch 11
Coal tit 4
Goldcrest 1
Plus:
A grey partridge on Forgotten Meadow - a first in recent memory
Song thrush on East Down 4
Tree sparrow heard on East Down
Greenfinch singing in the orchard
A sparrowhawk in lagoon wood
Ramsons, dog's mercury and gorse
