a.m. Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake
Avocet 16
Common snipe 11
Shoveler 6
Kestrel 2 (pair)
Lapwing 44
Gadwall 6
Coot 4
Oystercatcher 2
Lesser black-backed gull 2
Heron 32
Teal 9
Saline Lagoon
Avocet 2
Gadwall 1
Hawthorn Wood
Brambling 1
Bullfinch 9
Goldfinch 5
Greenfinch 2
Coal tit 6
Robin 2
Chaffinch 12
Great tit 4
Blue tit 2
Tree sparrow (heard)
Other birds
Tree sparrow - 2 - Centre feeders
Goldfinch - 2 - Centre feeders
Lesser black-backed gull - 3 - River Wear
Redshank - 6 - River Wear
Feral mandarin drake - 1 - Close Encounters
Chiffchaff - 20+ - Across grounds and reserve
Song thrush - 2 - Car park
Tufted duck - 15 - Reservoir
Amphibians
Frogspawn
Flora
Marsh marigold
Blackthorn in blossom
Butter bur
Wood sorrel