Wader Lake works

Our reserve team are working on Wader Lake today (Thursday 28 November) which may cause disturbance to the wildlife in the area. Thank you for your patience.

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wildlife Sightings - 16/11/2021

Weather: overcast

Wind speed: low

River wear tide level: low

A.M

Wader lake:

Shelduck - 21

Grey Heron - 1

Teal - 127

Moorhen - 4

Lapwing - 64

Black-headed Gulls - 22

Herring Gulls - 2

Saline Lagoon:

Moorhen - 2

Redshank - 2

Other birds noted around site:

Little Egret - 1 (River wear)

Mute Swan - 2 (River wear)

Great spotted woodpecker - 1 (South wood)

GoldCrest - 1 (Hollowood)

Long-tailed Tit - 2 (Hollowood)

Mistle Thrush - 4 (Car Park)

Tufted Duck - 16 (Reservoir)

Grey Heron - 1 (River wear)

Grey Heron - 1 (Flying) (Amphibian pond)

Herring Gulls - 4 (River wear)

Black-headed Gulls - 70 (River wear)

Hawthorn wood:

Great spotted woodpecker - 1

Nuthatch - 1

Willow tit - 1

Coal tit - 2

Long-tailed tit - 2

Dunnock - 1

Bullfinch - 2

Chaffinch - 5

Goldfinch - 1

Lookout feeding station:

Willow tit - 1

Great spotted woodpecker - 1

Chaffinch - 2

Bullfinch - 1

Robin - 1

Other wildlife species noted around site:

Flora / Fungi:

Candle Snuff Fungus - 30


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