Wildlife Sightings - 07/08/2023
Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake Species
Avocet - 20
Curlew - 8
Lapwing - 360
Black-tailed Godwit - 2
Redshank - 33
Dunlin - 1
Little Egret - 1
Teal - 8
Shelduck - 10
Common Tern - 5
Black-headed Gull - 7
Heron - 1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Goldfinch - 2
Chaffinch - 3 female & 3 male
Robin - 1
Dunnock - 1
Great Tit - 8
Blue tit - 9
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 female
Stock Dove - 1
Pheasant - 1 female
Moorhen - 3 & 3 chicks
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Sedge Warbler (Amphibian Ponds) - 1
Mute Swan (River Wear) - 1
Bullfinch (The Lookout) - 1
Chaffinch (The Lookout) - 2
Great Tit (The Lookout) - 1
Blue Tit (The Lookout) - 2
Lapwing (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Woodpigeon (Saline Lagoon) - 10
Mallard (Saline Lagoon) - 6
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Invertebrates:
Comma Butterfly
