Wildlife Sightings - 07/09/2024

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Weather: Overcast/foggy

River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 5 Juv

Black-tailed Godwit - 14

Teal - 35

Wigeon - 7

Mallard - 6

Shelduck - 1 Juv

Shoveler - 2

Redshank - 45

Lapwing - 75

Curlew - 5

Common Snipe - 2

Ruff - 2

Black-headed Gull - 60

Moorhen - 3 + 1 Juv

Canada Goose - 6

Pied Wagtail - 2

Little Stint - 1

Herring Gull - 2 + 17 Juv


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Wren - 1

Sparrowhawk - 1 Male

Blue Tit - 6

Great Tit - 7

Coal Tit - 1

Long-tailed Tit - 5

Dunnock - 1

Goldfinch - 4

Greenfinch - 5

Chaffinch - 3 Male + 2 Female

Bullfinch - 1 Male + 1 Female

Robin- 3


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Reed Bunting - Amphibian Ponds - 1 Male

Goldfinch - Amphibian Ponds - 1

Curlew - Amphibian Ponds - 1

Black-tailed Godwit - Amphibian Ponds - 15

Mute Swan - River Wear - 1

Black-headed Gull - River Wear - 1

Little Egret - River Wear - 1

Cormorant - River Wear - 1

Herring Gull - River Wear - 3 Juv

Mallard - River Wear - 2

Willow Tit - The Lookout - 1

Teal - Saline Lagoon - 7


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals:

Roe Deer - Hidden Meadow - 1


Flora/Fungi:

Soapwort - Wader Lake footpath



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