Wildlife sightings 02/08/2016
a.m. Tide level: Low
Wader Lake
Avocet 8 + 2 young
Common tern 50+
(Both avocet and common tern numbers are decreasing as the breeding season comes to a close)
Lapwing 74
Common sandpiper 1
Black-tailed godwit 1
Eurasian teal 6
Pied wagtail 1
Grey heron 7
Saline Lagoon
Lapwing 42
Grey heron 2
Cormorant (juveniles) 2
Hawthorn Wood
Jay 1
Willow tit 2
Greenfinch 4
Robin 3
Chaffinch 9
Bullfinch 4
Other birds
Little Egret - Window on the Wear: 1
Curlew heard at River Wear: 1
Jay - North Wood: 1
Green spotted woodpecker - Spring Gill: 1
Goldfinch - Lagoon footpath in thistle: 13
Other wildlife species
Mammals:
Rabbit - Wader Lake footpath
Invertebrates:
Common darter
Speckled wood
Pond skater
Flora:
Blackberry
Pignut
Common knapweed
