Wildlife sightings - 11/07/18
Wader Lake (AM, low tide):
Avocet 11 adults and broods of 4, 4, 3, 3 and 2 chicks
Common snipe 2
Linnet 2 (pair)
Common tern 58 adults and 71 juveniles
Little ringed plover 3
Grey heron adult 1 and 4 juveniles
Pied wagtail 3
Saline lagoon (AM, low tide):
Lapwing 2
Hawthorn Wood feeding station:
Great-spotted woodpecker 1
Blue tit 4
Great tit 9
Plus:
Common whitethroat 1 adult and 3 chicks on Wader Lake footpath
Curlew 3, lapwing 5 and mute swan 4 on the River Wear
Chiffchaff 2 in North Wood
Greenfinch 2 and bullfinch 2 on the lagoon footpath
A grey wagtail at the river viewpoint
A great-spotted woodpecker in Hollowod
Common carder bee
