Wildlife sightings - 23/04/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake
Avocet 18
Lapwing 27 + 2 chicks
Little ringed plover 2
Black-tailed godwit 20
Redshank 4
Oystercatcher 4
Grey heron 30 + 15 young
Shelduck 16
Shoveler 4
Teal 4
Common snipe 6
Saline Lagoon
Avocet 6
Oystercatcher 2
Mute swan 2
Hawthorn Wood
Jay 1
Great spotted woodpecker 2
Nuthatch 1
Willow tit 1
Long-tailed tit 2
Bullfinch 8
Greenfinch 4
Goldfinch 14
Other birds
Grey wagtail - 2 - Flamingo house
Gadwall
Blackcap - 5 - Site count
Common whitethroat - 1 - Wader Lake footpath
Reed warbler - 2 - Filter reedbed + round table pond
Chiffchaff - 12 - Site count
Willow warbler - 6 - Site count
Reed bunting - 6 - Site count
Tree sparrow - 4 - Pond zone
Other wildlife
Frog and toad tadpoles
Small tortoiseshell butterfly
Peacock butterfly
Orangetip butterfly
Buff-tailed bumblebee
Red-tailed bumblebee
Common carder bee
Tree bumblebee
Speckled wood butterfly
Flora
Bird cherry
Apple tree
Bluebell
Cowslip
