Wildlife sightings - 26/02/17
a.m. Tide Level: High
Wader Lake
Avocet 3
Kestrel 2 (pair)
Grey heron 42
Shoveler 15
Eurasian shelduck 27
Oystercatcher 4
Lapwing 53
Redshank 16
Goosander 1
Lesser black-backed gull 1
Common snipe 3
Saline Lagoon
Eurasian teal 22
Eurasian curlew 1
Hawthorn Wood
Reed bunting 1
Great spotted woodpecker 1
Siskin 5
Goldfinch 2
Greenfinch 3
Bullfinch 19
Chaffinch 17
Great tit 9
Long-tailed tit 5
Nuthatch 1
Other birds
Song thrush - 1 - Orchard
Goosander - 2 - River Wear
Grey heron - 1 - River Wear
Mammals
Otter - seen breaching from river viewpoint
Flora
Dog's mercury
Ramsons
Snow drops
