Wildlife sightings - 08/06/2022
a.m. Tide Level: High
Wader Lake
Lapwing 11 (6 chicks)
Tufted duck 12
Gadwall 4
Teal 2
Shelduck 56 (16 ducklings)
Avocet 37 (19 chicks)
Black-headed gull 125
Grey heron 31
Redshank 1
Swallow 1
Greylag 6
Cormorant 1
Sand martin 1
Shoveler 2
Common tern 186
Oystercatcher (5 chicks)
Saline Lagoon
Shelduck 6
Avocet 4
Shoveler 2
Redshank 1
Oystercatcher 1
Hawthorn Wood
Bullfinch 6
Goldfinch 2
Nuthatch 1
Great-spotted woodpecker 2
Greenfinch 2
Dunnock 1
Chaffinch 3
The Lookout
Willow tit 2
Greenfinch 1
Great-spotted woodpecker 3
Bullfinch 3
Chaffinch 6
Coal tit 1
Other birds
Tawny owl - 1 - Middle Wood
Reed bunting - 4 - Amphibian ponds
Willow tit - 4 (2 chicks) - Middle Wood
Cormorant - 1 - River Wear
Gadwall - 7 - River Wear
Grey wagtail - 7 - River Wear
Sedge warbler - 2 - Amphibian pond
Mute swan - 1 - River Wear
Tufted duck - River Wear
Invertebrates
Large red damselfly
Azure damselfly
Blue-tailed damselfly
White-tailed bumblebee
Speckled wood
Scorpion fly
