Wildlife sightings - 28/05/19
a.m. Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake
Kestrel 2
Avocet 34 (5 chicks)
Swift 15
Common tern 143
Little egret 1
Redshank 4
Gadwall 8
Shoveler 10
Lapwing 15
Oystercatcher 4
Saline Lagoon
Oystercatcher 2
Shelduck 4
Black-headed gull 8
Linnet 2
Willow warbler 2
Hawthorn Wood
Greenfinch 2
Goldfinch 4
Bullfinch 6
Great-spotted woodpecker 1
Nuthatch 1
Mallard 1
Coal tit 3
Robin 3 (+ 1 fledgling)
Pheasant 4 (+ 1 chick)
Other birds
Jay - 1 - Flew over stream channel
Mistle thrush - 1 - Flew over play area
Blackcap - 2- Amphibian ponds
Mute swan - 2 - River Wear
Invertebrates
Early bumblebee
