Wildlife sightings 2/12/20
Weather: overcast / sunny spells, wind level low, river wear tide level low
Work being carried out by Reserve manager on the meadow near wader lake
River wear: Cormorant 1, Curlew 2, Grey heron 2, Shelduck 2
Top meadow: Roe deer 3,
Gully: Kingfisher 1
Saline Lagoon: Curlew (meadow) 7, Shelduck 2, Teal 27, Moorhen 2
Hawthorn wood lookout: Goldcrest 1, Bullfinch 3, Robin 2, Coal tit 7, Great tit 4, Chaffinch 1, blue tit 2, Dunnock 2
Other birds noted around site:
Kestrel 1 (grounds by domestics), Sparrowhawk 1 (middle wood), Grey partridge 15 (saline lagoon meadow), Siskin (middle wood)
Bullfinch 2, Wren 1, Blackbird 2, Redwing 10 (dragonfly ponds)
Other wildlife / species around site:
Roe deer 3 (top meadow)
Flora / Fungi:
Candle snuff 1 (hidden meadow), shaggy scalycap 1 (hawthorn wood)