Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High
Avocet - 16 + 3 chicks
Grey Heron (juveniles dispersing) - 12
Lapwing - 11 + 3 chicks
Ringed Plover - 1
Little Ringed Plover - 2
Redshank - 1
Gadwall - 6
Shoveler - 1
Oystercatcher - 4
Common Tern - 110+
Swift - 5
Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/High
Grey Heron - 2
Shoveler - 1
Common Tern - 1
Tufted Duck - 3
Hawthorn Wood
Quiet due to birds breeding at present
Jay - 1
Willow Tit - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2
Bullfinch - 4
Chaffinch - 2
Other Birds
Tawny Owl - 1
Reed Brambling (orchard) - 1 male
Chiffchaff (across reserve) - 12
Sedge Warbler (river reedbed) - 1
Reed Warbler (filter reedbed) - 3
Wren (Spring Gill) - 3
Stock Dove (Wader Meadow) - 1
Other Wildlife Species
Amphibians:
Tadpoles developing well on amphibian ponds
Flora:
Pignut
Northern Marsh Orchid
Yellow Rattle
Hawthorn in bloom
