Wildlife Sightings - 1/09/2022
Weather: Overcast/ Breezy
River Wear tide Level: high
A.M
Wader Lake:
Black-tailed Gadwit - 18
Curlew - 21
Redshank - 51
Greenshank - 2
Lapwing - 96
Avocet - 5
Common Snipe - 6
Ruff - 1
Grey Heron - 1
Common Tern - 6
Teal - 32
Black-headed Gull - 58
Saline Lagoon:
Lapwing - 5
Teal - 16
Herring Gull - 3
Other Birds noted around site:
Jay - 2 (Spring Gill Wood)
Blackcap - 2 (Amphibian pond / Wader lake path)
Kestrel - 1 (Dragon fly pond)
Jay - 1 (Hawthorn wood)
Hawthorn wood:
Greenfinch - 2
Coal tit - 1
Chaffinch - 3
Blue tit - 2
Great tit - 1
Lookout Feeding Station:
Bullfinch - 5
Chaffinch - 2
Blue tit - 3
Great tit - 2
Robin - 1
Other wildlife species spotted on site:
Invertebrates:
Migrant Hawker
Speckled wood
22-spot lady bird