Wildlife sightings - 03/08/2023
a.m. Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake
Black-tailed godwit 3
Shelduck 19 (18 juvenile)
Avocet 15
Gadwall 8
Common tern 5 (2 juvenile)
Swallow 3
Ruff 3
Lapwing 111
Black-headed gull 24 (5 juvenile)
Grey heron 6
Greylag goose 5
Curlew 1
Lesser black-back gull 1
Shoveler 3
Grey wagtail 1
Hawthorn Wood
Goldfinch 3
Greenfinch 1
Chaffinch 3
Bullfinch 4
Great-spotted woodpecker 1
Nuthatch 1
Robin 2
Dunnock 1
Coal tit 1
Great tit 6
Other bird species
Lapwing - 6 - Saline Lagoon
Oystercatcher - 3 - Saline Lagoon
Grey heron - 1 - Saline Lagoon
Shoveler - 2 - Saline Lagoon
Black-headed gull - 3 - River Wear
Herring gull - 2 - River Wear
Lesser black-back gull - 2 - River Wear
Tufted duck - 10 + 2 ducklings - Reservoir
Kestrel - 1 - Wader Lake footpath
