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