Wildlife sightings - 08/09/2018
Tide level a.m.: low
Wader Lake
Avocet 1 juvenile
Common snipe 4
Lapwing 8
Teal 35
Grey heron 1 juvenile
Saline Lagoon
Curlew 1
Hawthorn Wood
Great spotted woodpecker 2 juvenile 1 female
Nuthatch 2
Willow tit 2
Coal tit 3
Blue tit 5
Great tit 5
Sparrowhawk 1 male
Bullfinch 2
Greenfinch 4 adults 4 juveniles
Goldfinch 10 adults 8 juveniles
Other birds noted around site
Black headed gull - River Wear: 360
Lesser black backed gull - River Wear: 4
Cormorant - River Wear: 5
Grey wagtail - stream channel: 1
Goldcrest - Pen 1: 1
Long tailed tit - Lagoon footpath: 8
Blackcap - Lagoon footpath: 1
Goldfinch - centre feeders: 10
Other wildlife species
Invertebrates:
Speckled wood
Wild orchard
7 spot ladybird - centre building
Flora:
Marsh marigold - stream channel
Field scabious - stream channel
Devil's bit scabious - Wader Lake footpath
