Wildlife Sightings - 20/06/2016
a.m. Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake
Lapwing 15 + 18 chicks/juveniles
Redshank 1 + 2 juveniles
Avocet 16 + 16 chicks/juveniles
Little ringed plover 1
Common tern 200+
oystercatcher 5
Black-headed gull 6
Saline Lagoon
Shelduck 3
Lapwing 4
Tufted duck 2
Herring gull 1
Hawthorn Wood
Jay 1
Bullfinch 6
Great spotted woodpecker 1
Tawny owl calling 1
Other birds
Whitethroat - Wader Lake footpath: 1 + 2 fledglings
Swallow - across the reserve: 16
Redshank - river jetty: 1
Cormorant - River Wear: 1
Other wildlife species
Amphibians:
Tadpoles growing in ponds across site
Invertebrates:
Tree bumblebee
Azure Damselfly
Flora:
Bee orchid
Yellow flag iris
Ragged robin
