Wildlife sightings - 17/05/2021
a.m. Tide Level: High
Wader Lake
Avocet 43
Lapwing 13
Redshank 4
Common tern 110
Pied wagtail 3
Ruddy shelduck 1
Common shelduck 46
Oystercatcher 2
Tufted duck 14
Shoveler 2
Gadwall 6
Greylag 7
Black-headed gull 85
Canada goose 20
Lesser black-backed gull 1
Saline Lagoon
Shelduck 1
Great-spotted woodpecker 1
Hawthorn Wood
Jay 1
Reed bunting 2
Nuthatch 2
Robin 1
Coal tit 1
Bullfinch 1
The Lookout
Great tit 3
Bullfinch 2
Chaffinch 1
Other birds
Willow warbler - 1 - Amphibian ponds
Blackcap - 1 - Amphibian ponds
Swift - 2 - Above amphibian ponds
Mute swan - 2 - River Wear
Chiffchaff - 2 - Wader Lake path
Sedge warbler - 2 - River reedbed
Reed warbler - 2 - River reedbed
Tawny owl - 1 - Hawthorn Wood
Flora
Male fern
Mouseear
Cocksfoot
Red fescoe
Barren broome
