Wildlife sightings Sun 28/01/18
a.m. mid tide
Wader Lake
Oystercatcher - 1st of the year
Kestrel - male
Shelduck 28
Tufted duck 23
Grey heron 8 - 1 pair in hedge, 6 singles
Stock dove 3
Lapwing 33
Eurasian wigeon - pair
Shoveler 3
Common snipe 11
Gadwall - pair
Saline lagoon
Eurasian teal 30
Curlew 4
Shelduck - pair
Grey heron (on meadow)
Hawthorn Wood
Nuthatch
Treecreeper
Great spotted woodpecker - pair (drumming heard too)
Bullfinch 9
Jay 2
Willow tit 2
Siskin 3
Other birds
Goosander - 2 male on river
Little grebe - river
Grey heron - river
Goldeneye - 4 drakes displaying on river
Ferruginous duck - white headed duck exhibit
Tree sparrow - centre feeders
Mammals
Brown hare
Flora (emerging)
Lords & ladies
Snowdrops
Primrose
Blue bells
