Wildlife Sightings - 01/06/2023
Weather: overcast, drizzle
River wear tide level: low
A.M
Wader Lake:
Shoveler - 1 with 5 ducklings
Oystercatcher - 4 adults with 1 pair with 3 chicks
Black-headed Gull - 92
Common Tern - 131
Avocet - 38
Shelduck - 25+8 chicks
Gadwall - 4
Barn Swallow - 2
Grey Heron - 15
Redshank - 2
Lapwing - 3
Tufted duck - 7
Hawthorn wood:
Great spotted Woodpecker - 1
Goldfinch - 2
Mallard - 4
Bullfinch - 3
Dunnock - 2
Jay - 1
Blue tit - 1
Other birds noted around site:
Cormorant - 2 (River wear)
Black-headed Gull - 9 (River wear)
Tufted duck - 5 (River wear)
Shelduck - 5 (River wear)
Herring Gull - 12 (River wear)
Oystercatcher - 5 (River wear)
Mallard - 1 (River wear)
Bullfinch - 5 (The Lookout)
Blackbird - 1 (The Lookout)
Magpie - 1 (The Lookout)
Tufted duck - 17 (The Reservoir)
