Wildlife sightings - 08/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: high

Wader Lake

Shelduck 1 (first in the season)

Little grebe 1 (uncommon visitor)

Wigeon 1

Coot 1

Redshank 38

Eurasian teal 74

Black-headed gull 18

Saline Lagoon

Grey heron 1

Curlew 1

Eurasian teal 5

Hawthorn Wood

Robin 3

Dunnock 1

Willow tit 2

Blue tit 6

Great tit 9

Bullfinch 5

Chaffinch 6

Great spotted woodpecker 1

Other birds

Mixed flock; siskin, goldfinch - 30+ - Wader Lake footpath

Mistle thrush - 1 - Reservoir

Redwing - 30+- Orchard/Reservoir/South Wood

Whooper swan - 5 - Flying north over site

Cormorant - 1 - Reservoir  (uncommon to have on this area)

Tufted duck - 6 - Reservoir

Mammals

Grey squirrel

Flora/fungi

Gorse

Shaggy inkcap

Shaggy parasol

Velvet shank

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