Wildlife Sightings 01/08/2022

Weather: Sunny, Warm
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: Low

Oystercatcher - 3 & 2 juvenile
Shelduck - 3 juvenile
Grey Heron - 3 & 2 juvenile
Common Tern - 37 & 13 juvenile & 13 chicks
Teal - 3
Lapwing - 190
Avocet - 15 & 3 juvenile
Shoveler - 4 (1 male, 1 female & 2 juvenile)
Dunlin - 1
Curlew - 34
Black-tailed Godwit - 10
Redshank - 14
Swallow - 1


Saline Lagoon Species Time: AM Tide Level: Mid

Lapwing - 10
Swallow - 1
Reed Warbler - 1


Hawthorn Wood Species

Bullfinch - 2 male
Coal Tit - 1


Lookout Feeding Station Species

Blackbird - 1
Chaffinch - 3
Robin - 1


Other Bird Species Noted

Long-tailed Tit (Wader Lake footpath) - 8


Other Wildlife Species Around Site

Invertebrates:

Large White
Speckled Wood
Meadow Brown
Ringlet
Southern Hawker

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