Wildlife Sightings - 09/05/22
Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake
Shelduck - 39
Avocet - 30 (16 nests)
Canada Goose - 25
Tufted Duck - 11
Grey Heron - 28 (8 chicks)
Black-headed Gull - 81 (24 nests)
Common Tern - 12
Herring Gull - 12
Greylag Goose - 17
Lapwing - 14 (5 nests)
Oystercatcher - 4 (1 nest)
Shoveler - 1 male
Gadwall - 4 (3 male, 1 female)
Sandpiper - 1
Redshank - 2
Garganey - 1 male
Saline Lagoon
Shoveler - 1 male
Tufted Duck - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Avocet - 1
Sedge Warbler - 1
Shelduck - 1 male
Hawthorn Wood
Greenfinch - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Bullfinch - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Great Tit - 2
Blue Tit - 1
Robin - 1
Reedbunting - 1 male
Nuthatch - 1
Lookout Feeding Station
Bullfinch - 1
Chaffinch - 1
Great Tit - 1
Other Species Noted Around Site
Mute Swan (River Wear) - 1
Sedge Warbler (River Reedbed) - 1
Blackcap (Southwood & The Orchard) - 2
Song Thrush (The Orchard) - 1
Greenfinch (The Orchard) - 1
Other Wildlife Species Around Site
Mammals;
Roe Deer (Hidden Meadow) - 1 male
Invertebrates;
Speckled Wood (North Wood) - 3
