Wildlife Sightings - 16/04/19
a.m. Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake
Gadwall 4 (2 pairs)
Avocet 37
Black-tailed godwit 8
Shoveler 10 (7 male 3 female)
Oystercatcher 2
Grey heron 26 (2 young seen)
Stock dove 2
Redshank 1
Snipe 2
Lapwing 22
Saline Lagoon
Redshank 1
Shoveler 2 (pair)
Tufted duck 1
Shelduck 2
Hawthorn Wood
Nuthatch 1
Wren 1
Song thrush 1
Mealy redpoll 5
Lesser redpoll 3
Brambling 2
Bullfinch 8
Robin 2
Great spotted woodpecker 1 (female)
Other birds noted around site
Tufted duck 48 - Reservoir
Mute swan 1 - River Wear
Curlew 1 - River Wear
Chiffchaff 2 - Wader Lake footpath
Goldfinch 2 - Wader Lake footpath
Long-tailed tit 2 - Wader Lake footpath
Blackcap 1 (male) - Orchard
Other wildlife species around site
Invertebrates:
Red-tailed bumble bee
Flora:
Silverweed
