Wildlife sightings - 29/07/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake
Avocet 12 +2 young
Lapwing 6
Oystercatcher 6
Redshank 24
Ringed plover 1 juvenile
Little ringed plover 2 juvenile
Common sandpiper 2
Common tern 111
Grey heron 14
Saline Lagoon
Common sandpiper 3
Kingfisher 1
Grey heron 3
Hawthorn Wood
Great spotted woodpecker 1
Jay 3
Bullfinch 13
Greenfinch 4
Chaffinch 16
Willow tit 2
Nuthatch 1
Robin 3
Other birds
Little egret - 1 - River Wear (viewed from Lagoon View hide)
Common sandpiper - 2 - River Wear
Grey heron - 3 - River Wear
Cormorant - 2 - River Wear
Goldfinch - 20 - Forgotten Meadow
Sedge warbler - 1 + 1 juvenile - Wader Lake bank
Pied wagtail - 1 + 3 juvenile - Wader Lake bank
Flora
Yellow bartsia
Flower spikes