Wildlife Sightings 07/06/2023
Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake Species
Shelduck 48 + 8 chicks
Shoveler 2m, 2f + 2 chicks
Avocet - 47
Common Tern - 143
Black-headed Gull - 125 + 3 chicks
Oystercatcher - 4 + 3 chicks
Lapwing - 5
Barn Swallow - 1
Swift - 1
Grey Heron - 15
Teal - 1
Tufted Duck - 9
Greylag Goose - 5
Canada Goose - 7
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Blue tit - 1
Stock Dove - 3
G.S.Woodpecker - 1 m
Great tit - 1
Bullfinch - 4 + 3 fledglings
Goldfinch - 2
Greenfinch - 2
Blackbird - 1
Jay - 1
Nuthatch - 1
River Wear
Cormorant - 1
Herring Gull - 137
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4
The Lookout
Bullfinch - 3 + 1 fledgling
Blue tit - 2
Goldfinch - 1
Great tit - 1
Dunnock - 1
North Wood
Shoveler - 1 f + 8 chicks
Reservoir
Tufted Duck - 16
Invertebrates
Elephant Hawkmoth @ Across site
Poplar Hawkmoth @ Across site
Blue Vein moth @ Across site
Flora/Fungi
Northern Marsh Orchid @ Across site
