Wildlife sightings - 24/04/2022
a.m Tide level: High
Wader Lake
Oystercatcher 3
Tufted duck 12
Canada goose 21
Shelduck 39
Greylag 16
Mallard 14
Shoveler 2
Gadwall 9
Teal 3
Avocet 11
Black-headed gull 54
Lapwing 14 (3 chicks)
Grey heron 17
Barnacle goose 1
Lesser black-backed gull 2
Mute swan 2
Redshank 3
Saline Lagoon
Mallard 2
Moorhen 1
Lesser black-backed gull 1
Coot 1
Hawthorn Wood
Bullfinch 6
Robin 3
Coal tit 2
Great tit 2
Blue tit 1
Great-spotted woodpecker 1
Chaffinch 4
Dunnock 1
Greenfinch 1
Reed bunting 1
Stock dove 2
Treecreeper 1
Other birds
Chiffchaff - 3 - calling across site
Kestrel - 1 - Corner meadow
Song thrush - 1 - Lagoon footpath
Blackcap - 3 - Across site
Sedge warbler - 2 - River reedbed / Wader Lake footpath
Lapwing chicks - 4 - Wader Lake meadow
Mammals
Grey squirrel
Invertebrates
White-tailed bumblebee
Comma butterfly
Peacock butterfly
Flora
Betony (greater)
