Wildlife sightings - 08/08/2023
a.m. Tide Level: High
Wader Lake
Oystercatcher 3
Grey heron 18 juvenile
Lapwing 452
Teal 10
Black-tailed godwit 2
Common tern 6 + 2 juvenile
Black-headed gull 119 + 11 juvenile + 3 chicks
Redshank 27
Curlew 7
Avocet 14 (2 juvenile)
Shelduck 11 juvenile
Ruff 3
Swallow 4
Hawthorn Wood
Goldfinch 1 + 2 juvenile
Bullfinch 2 + 1 juvenile
Dunnock 1
Blue tit 11
Great tit 5
Chaffinch 7
Other birds
Goldfinch - 4 - Wader Lake meadow
Willow warbler - 1 - Wader Lake footpath
Lapwing - 10 - Saline lagoon
Black-headed gull - 8 - Saline lagoon
Teal - 6 - Saline lagoon
Swallow - 1 - Saline lagoon
Grey heron - 1 - Saline lagoon
Common tern - 3 - River Wear
Robin - 1 - The Lookout
Bullfinch - 1 + 1 juvenile
Invertebrates
Comma butterfly
Peacock butterfly
Speckled wood butterfly
Flora/fungi
Broad-leaved hellebore
Sunflower
Glistening inkcap
