Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Very Low
Avocet - 16 + 11 young
Little Ringed Plover - 2
Oystercatcher - 2
Redshank - 1
Lapwing - 9 + 4 young
Common Tern (85 nests) - 102
Shelduck - 15 + 12 young
Grey Heron - 26
Gadwall - 4
Tufted Duck - 21
Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Very Low
Oystercatcher - 1
Shelduck - 6
Gadwall - 2
Hawthorn Wood
Jay - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2
Willow Tit - 2
Reed Bunting - 1
Goldfinch - 3
Greenfinch - 3
Other Birds
Lesser Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - pair
Reed Warbler (filter reedbed) - 4
Blackcap (north wood) - 2
Common Whitethroat (wader lake footpath) - 3
Other Wildlife Species
Mammals:
Grey Squirrels in North wood - 4
Hawthorn Wood - 2
Old Watchtower - 2
Amphibians:
Tadpoles
Invertebrates:
Speckled Wood
Orange Tip
Flora:
Northern Marsh Orchid
Spotted Orchid
Ragged Robin
Ox Eye Daisy