Wildlife Sightings - 08/09/2023
Weather: bright
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake Species
Stock Dove - 2
Redshank - 32
Lapwing - 169
Black-headed Gull - 28
Teal - 40
Grey Heron - 4
Black-tailed Godwit - 7
Curlew - 3
Swallow - 1
Herring Gull - 1
Ruff - 1
Snipe - 2
Shoveler - 1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Blue Tit - 5
Chaffinch - 6
Greenfinch - 5 + 2 juvenile
Great Tit - 2
Coal tit - 1
Robin - 1
Goldfinch - 2
Bullfinch - 1
Robin - 1
Jay - 1 (Singing)
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Kingfisher - 1 (Singing) (The Gully)
Kestrel - 1 (Corner Meadow)
Blackcap - 1 (Signing) (Wader Lake Hedge)
Robin - 1 (The Lookout)
Long-tailed tit - 2 (The Lookout)
Teal - 1 (Saline Lagoon)
Curlew - 1 (Saline Lagoon)
Herring Gull - 1 (Saline Lagoon)
Black-headed Gull - 3 (Saline Lagoon)
Mallard - 3 (Saline Lagoon)
Lapwing - 26 (Saline Lagoon)
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1 (South Wood)
Willow tit - 1 ( Singing) (Wet woodland)
Tufted Duck - 4 + 2 (Reservoir)
Other Wildlife Species noted around site:
Invertebrates:
Speckled Wood - 1
Flora / Fungi:
Turkey tail - 4
Giant puffball - 1
Common Puffball - 200
Dryads Saddle - 1
