Wildlife Sightings - 04/08/2023

Weather: Overcast, drizzle
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 14
Grey Heron - 9
Black-tailed Godwit - 5
Shelduck - 2 & 12 ducklings
Common Tern - 9 & 2 juveniles
Oystercatcher - 1
Curlew - 2
Ruff - 3
Lapwing - 197
Black-headed Gull - 17 & 8 juvenile
Teal - 10
Shoveler - 2


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Bullfinch - 1 male, 1 female & 2 juvenile
Goldfinch - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 juvenile
Blue Tit - 4 & 5 juvenile
Great Tit - 3 & 4 juvenile
Chaffinch - 2 male, 1 female & 3 juvenile
Coal Tit - 1
Magpie - 1
Robin - 1 & 1 juvenile


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Greylag Goose (Wader Lake) - 3 & 1 gosling
Lesser Black-backed Gull (Wader Lake) - 1
Canada Goose (Wader Lake) - 1
Kestrel (Wader Lake footpath) - 1 juvenile
Lawing (Saline Lagoon) - 63
Woodpigeon (Saline Lagoon) - 11
Blue Tit (The Lookout) - 4
Great Tit (The Lookout) - 1 & 4 juvenile
Dunnock (The Lookout) - 1
Chaffinch (The Lookout) - 3 female
Magpie (The Lookout) - 1
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 1 female & 4 ducklings


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Flora/Fungi;

Broad-leaved Helleborne (Hollowood)

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