Wildlife sightings 06/04/21
Wader Lake (am, high tide):
Lesser black-backed gull 3
Black-headed gulls 42
Lapwing 12 (4 nesting on Wader Meadow)
Grey heron 16 (4 on the meadow, 12 in the heronry)
Teal 3 (2 male, 1 female)
Redshank 31
Oystercatcher 2
Greylag 16
Canada goose 12
Black-tailed godwit 1
Avocet 18
Saline Lagoon (am, high tide):
Mute swan 2 (a pair)
Lesser black-backed gull 2
Shelduck 2 (a pair)
Teal 24
Oystercatcher 2 (a pair)
Shoveler 2 (a pair)
Canada goose 2 (a pair)
Gadwall 2 (a pair)
Hawthorn Wood:
Great-spotted woodpecker 1 (male)
Coal tit 4
Bullfinch 2 (female)
Dunnock 2
Blue tit 6
Nuthatch 1
Reed bunting 1 (male)
Robin 1
Other birds around site:
Greylag goose (2) and chiffchaff (2) on Wader Lake footpath
Plus beefly (5) on Wader Lake footpath
