Wildlife Sightings- 01/04/2022
Weather: cold but sunny
Wind speed: mod
River wear tide level: low
A.M
Wader Lake:
Grey Heron - 21
Shelduck - 36
Shoveler - 12
Gadwall - 16
Wigeon - 5
Teal - 5
Lapwing - 23
Avocet - 2
Redshank - 3
Black-tailed Godwit - 1
Common snipe - 2
Pied Wagtail - 2
Grey Wagtail - 2
Stock Dove - 9
Greylag - 10
Canada Goose - 16
Saline Lagoon:
Teal - 9
Greylag - 2
Other birds noted around site:
Kestrel - 1 (Hollowood)
Lesser-black backed Gulls - 6 (Wader Lake)
Herring Gulls - 23 (Wader Lake)
Black headed Gull - 82 (Wader Lake)
Great spotted Woodpecker - 1 (Spring gill wood)
Mute Swan - 2 (River)
Cormorant - 1 (Wader Lake)
Chiffchaff - 2 (Gully)
Hawthorn wood:
Reed Bunting - 1
Bullfinch - 5
Greenfinch - 2
Nuthatch - 1
Coal tits - 3
Lookout feeding station:
Robin - 3
Dunnock - 2
Wren - 1
Bullfinch - 3
Other wildlife species around site:
Mammals:
Roe Deer (Top meadow)
Amphibians/ Fish:
Fog Spawn (Amphibian pond)