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Wildlife Sightings -28/3/17

Wader Lake

A.M Tide Level: Low

 

Avocet 19

Shelduck 34

Northern Shoveler 13

Common Snipe 10

Mute Swan (mating/courting) 1 pair

Lapwing 22

Gadwall 9

Oystercatcher 4

Kestrel 1 (female)

Redshank 4

Coot 4

Domestic Duck 1

Tufted Duck 3

Lesser Black-Backed Gull 1

 

Saline Lagoon

A.M Tide Level: Low

Shelduck 1

Grey Heron 1

 

Hawthorn Wood

Robin 2

Nuthatch 2

Bullfinch 9

Chaffinch 14

Chiffchaff 1

Great Tit 6

Melanic Great Tit 1

 

Other Birds

Mandarin Drake - feral 1 (Close Encounters)

Grey Wagtail  pair (River Viewpoint)

Cormorant 1 (River Wear)

Shelduck 2 (River Wear)

Grey Heron 1 (River Wear)

Chiffchaff 20+ (singing across reserve)

Tree Sparrow 2 (centre feeders)

 

Other Wildlife Species

Toad

Frogspawn

 

Flora:

Buttercup

Wood Sorrel

Primrose

Marsh Marigold

Blackthorn in blossom

Gorse

Dog's Mercury