Wildlife Sightings - 13/05/2024

Wader Lake species

Shelduck - 47

Reed Bunting (reedbed end of lake) - 2 male

Sand Matin - 6

Avocet (9 nests, 4 eggs) (2 in 2 nests) - 32

Tufted Duck - 30

Grey Heron - 19 + 7 chicks

Black-headed Gull - 136

Common Tern (seen mating, 3 nesting) - 39

Oystercatcher - 1

Gadwall - 1

Shoveler - 2

Lapwing - 11

Greylag Goose - 10 + 12 goslings

Canada Goose - 14

Redshank - 2

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Chaffinch - 5

Nuthatch - 1

Coal Tie - 2

Blue Tit - 4

Stock Dove - 2

Greenfinch - 2

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Sedge Warbler - Wader Lake footpath - 2 singing

Willow Warbler - Wader Lake footpath - 1 singing

Canada Goose - Saline Lagoon - 3

Tufted Duck - Saline Lagoon - 2

Shelduck - Saline Lagoon - 3

Sedge Warbler - Saline Lagoon - 1

Domesticated Goose - River Wear - 1

Kestrels - Corner Meadow - singing