Wildlife sightings - 10/08/2023
a.m. Tide Level: High
Wader Lake
Avocet 13
Teal 23
Shelduck 7 juvenile
Grey heron 12
Black-tailed godwit 2
Curlew 9
Lapwing 341
Redshank 19
Black-headed gull 12 (6 juvenile)
Common tern 1
Ruff 4
Greylag 1
Hawthorn Wood
Moorhen 3 ad + 2 chicks
Mallard 1 + 4 ducklings
Bullfinch 1
Chaffinch 4
Goldfinch 1 + 1 juvenile
Robin 1 juvenile
Other birds
Cormorant - 2 - River Wear
Grey heron - 1 - Saline Lagoon
Sedge warbler - 1 - Saline Lagoon
Mallard - 28 - Saline Lagoon
Lapwing - Saline Lagoon
Greylag - 5 - River Wear
Goldfinch - 5 - Wader Lake footpath
Invertebrates
Small tortoiseshell
