Wildlife Sightings 05/04/2022

Weather: windy / overcast

Wind speed: mid

River wear tide level: mid

A.M

Wader lake:

Shoveler - 13

Shelduck - 53

Avocet - 16

Greylag goose - 23

Grey heron - 28

Black-headed gull - 16

Tufted duck - 6

Redshank - 2

Gadwall - 7

Lapwing - 14

Oystercatcher - 5

Herring Gull - 8

Teal - 6

Canada Goose - 13


Saline Lagoon:

Gadwall - 2

Oystercatcher - 2

Teal - 4

Canada goose - 2

Greylag - 1


Hawthorn Wood:

Bullfinch - 3 (2 male, 1 female)

Willow Tit - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1

Greenfinch - 1 male

Nuthatch - 2

Dunnock - 2

Robin - 2


Lookout Feeding Station:

Bullfinch - 5 (3 male, 2 female)

Chaffinch - 4

Great Tit - 4

Blue Tit - 1


Other birds noted around site:

Mute Swan (reservoir) - 2

Great Spotted Woodpecker (Hawthorn Wood) - 1 female

Kestrel (saline footpath) - 1

Chiffchaff (WWT site) - 4


Other wildlife species spotted around site:

Invertebrates;

Common Carder Bee

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