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Wildlife sightings - 15/04/19

Wildlife sightings - 15/04/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 36Gadwall 4Kestrel 1Grey heron 21Snipe 2Stock dove 2Black-tailed godwit 6Shoveler 10Oystercatcher 4Saline LagoonAvocet 2Oystercatcher 2Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 1Bullfinch 8Coal tit 2Great-spotted woodpecker 1Other birdsMu

15 April 2019
Wildlife sightings 13/04/19

Wildlife sightings 13/04/19

a.m. high tideWader LakeAvocet 40Black tailed godwit 6Lapwing 24Ringed plover 2Little ringed ploverRedshank 2Common snipe 6Oystercatcher 2Grey heron 40 + 8 chicksShoveler 9Saline lagoonRedshank 2LapwingTeal 14Shelduck 8Oystercatcher 2Hawthorn WoodBramblin

13 April 2019
Wildlife sightings - 12/04/19

Wildlife sightings - 12/04/19

a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeRinged plover 2Little-ringed plover 1Redshank 4Oystercatcher 2Avocet 39Black-tailed godwit 6Snipe 2Lapwing 24 (8 nesting)Grey heron 36 (22 nesting)Shoveller 15Saline LagoonShoveller 2Shelduck 2Redshank 1Hawthorn WoodGreenfin

12 April 2019
Wildlife sightings - 10/04/19

Wildlife sightings - 10/04/19

a.m. Tide Level:mid/lowWader LakeAvocet 21Grey heron 28Oystercatcher 2Shoveler 9Shelduck 40+Redshank 2Snipe 2Saline LagoonAvocet 1Gadwall 2Oystercatcher 2Redshank 1Shelduck 4Hawthorn WoodJay 1Siskin 3Bullfinch 7Reed bunting 1Brambling 1Lesser redpoll 10Me

10 April 2019
Wildlife sightings - 09/04/19

Wildlife sightings - 09/04/19

a.m. Wader LakePintail 1Mute swan 2Avocet 30Shoveller 5Oystercatcher 4Shelduck 21Lapwing 14Lesser black-backed gull 2Black-tailed godwit 2Greylag 16Canada goose 8Saline LagoonAvocet 1Oystercatcher 2Shoveller 2Shelduck 5Hawthorn WoodBrambling 6Chaffinch 13

9 April 2019
Wildlife sightings 08/04/19

Wildlife sightings 08/04/19

a.m. mid tideWader lakeAvocet 4 - peak numbers occur during high tidesSnipe 2Oystercatcher 4Grey heron 22Redshank 2Shoveler 8Saline lagoonShoveler pairOystercatcher 2Gadwall pairShelduck 4Hawthorn WoodBrambling 2Lesser redpoll 15Mealy redpoll 4Nuthatch 2R

8 April 2019
Wildlife sightings 07/04/19

Wildlife sightings 07/04/19

a.m. mid tideWader LakeKestrel - femaleSnipe 6Avocet 1 (they tend to spend more time here during high tides)Shelduck 19Grey heron 14 +chicks peeping out of nestsGadwall pairTeal 25Oystercatcher 4Lapwing 22Shoveler 2 pairsLesser black backed gull 2Saline l

7 April 2019
Wildlife sightings - 05/04/19

Wildlife sightings - 05/04/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeLittle ringed plover 1Lapwing 16Common snipe 6Redshank 4Oystercatcher 4Common gull 1Avocet 1Grey heron 30Shelduck 50Kestrel 1Saline LagoonOystercatcher 2Shelduck 6Sand martin 3 (flew west over lagoon)Hawthorn WoodBrambling 3M

5 April 2019
Wildlife sightings - 04/04/19

Wildlife sightings - 04/04/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 2Lapwing 14Common snipe 8Redshank 6Oystercatcher 4Black-headed gull 22Lesser black-backed gull 2Grey heron 23Shelduck 54Shoveler 8Gadwall 2Saline LagoonOystercatcher 2Shoveler 2Shelduck 18Kestrel 2Hawthorn WoodLesser r

4 April 2019
Wildlife sightings - 03/04/19

Wildlife sightings - 03/04/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeMute swan 1Oystercatcher 2Shoveler 11Shelduck 30Tufted duck 21Lapwing 38Herring gull 2Kestrel 1Grey heron 23Saline LagoonShelduck 6Gadwall 2Hawthorn WoodLesser redpoll 3Mealy redpoll 1Jay 1Dunnock 2Goldfinch 3Siskin 4Nuthatch

3 April 2019
Wildlife sightings - 02/04/19

Wildlife sightings - 02/04/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeCommon gull 1Avocet 12Oystercatcher 4Shoveler 10Shelduck 32Snipe 2Stock dove 8Lapwing 40+ grey heron 23Saline LagoonAvocet 4Oystercatcher 2Lapwing 3Gadwall 21Shelduck 6Hawthorn WoodSiskin 2Greenfinch 3Lesser redpoll 7Mealy re

2 April 2019
Wildlife sightings - 01/04/19

Wildlife sightings - 01/04/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 32Snipe 5Shoveler 8Lapwing 26Gadwall 2Grey heron 17Lesser black-backed gull 2Kestrel 1Saline LagoonAvocet 4Shelduck 2Teal 5Redshank 1Hawthorn WoodSiskin 2Lesser redpoll 4Reed bunting 1Bullfinch 6Willow tit 1Mealy redpo

1 April 2019
Wildlife sightings - 29/03/19

Wildlife sightings - 29/03/19

a.m. Tide Level: Mid-highWader LakeAvocet 29Shoveler 18Pink-footed geese 3Snipe 2Black-tailed godwit 1Oystercatcher 2Lapwing 58Kestrel 1Shelduck 38Tufted duck 17Lesser black-backed gull 2Saline LagoonAvocet 3Shelduck 6Gadwall 2Greylag 3Canada goose 2Hawth

29 March 2019
Wildlife sightings - 28/03/19

Wildlife sightings - 28/03/19

a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeAvocet 29Shelduck 41Black-headed gull 45Redshank 19Lapwing 32Oystercatcher 2Shoveller 12Herring gull 6Lesser black-backed gull 4Mute swan 2Saline LagoonAvocet 4Oystercatcher 2Shelduck 4Hawthorn WoodRedpoll 12Nuthatch 1Bullfin

28 March 2019
Wildlife sightings - 27/03/19

Wildlife sightings - 27/03/19

a.m Tide Level: mid-highWader LakeAvocet 30Shoveler 16Shelduck 34Black-headed gulls 59Lapwing 15Oystercatcher 2Lesser black-backed gull 3Common snipe 1Mute swan 1Canada goose 22Greylag 27Saline LagoonOystercatcher 2Redshank 1Shelduck 3Teal 7Hawthorn WoodR

27 March 2019