Wildlife sightings 13/06/2023
Wader Lake, sunny and warm, mid-tide:
Avocet 45
Lapwing 8
Redshank 9
Oystercatcher 3
Common tern 167 and 6 chicks
Gadwall 26
Shoveler 6
Teal 2
Tufted duck 21 and 10 chicks
Shelduck 19
Greylag 10 and 6 chicks
Common gull 1
Black-headed gull 124 and 7 chicks
Grey heron 20 (heron hedge)
Hawthorn Wood feeding station:
Reed bunting 1
Bullfinch 2
Chaffinch 2
Great spotted woodpecker 1
Stock dive 2
Great tit 2
Goldfinch 3
Robin 1
Wood pigeon 2
Other bird species noted on site:
Great-spotted woodpecker in Spring Gill Wood 1
Reed warbler at the amphibian ponds 1
Swift at the amphibian ponds 1
Blackcap on lagoon footpath 1
Willow warbler on lagoon footpath 2
Chiffchaff in Hollowood 1
Swallow at the saline lagoon 2
Tawny owlet in Hawthorn Wood 1
Song thrush in the grounds 1
Other wildlife noted on site:
Roe deer in Spring Gill Wood
Great-crested newt eft at the amphibian pond 4
Rhinoceros beetle
Nettle weevil
Banded demoiselle
Azure damselfly
Spotted chaser 4
Marsh thistle at the dragonfly ponds
