Wildlife Sightings - 12/07/21

Weather
Rain-heavy

Wind Speed
Low

River Wear Tide Level
Mid and falling

Wader Lake

Avocet - 11
Common Tern - 93
Oyster Catcher - 2
Lapwing - 88
Curlew - 1
Redshank - 1
Sedge warbler - 2
Black Headed Gull - 123
Med. Gull - 1
Shelduck - 21
Tufted duck - 4

Saline Lagoon

Reed bunting - 1
Reed warbler - 2

Hawthorn Wood

Nuthatch - 1
Reed bunting (m) - 1
Bullfinch - 1 juv 1(f)
Robin - 3
Chaffinch - 10
Great tit - 8

Lookout Feeding Station

Chaffinch - 7
Bullfinch (m) - 1
Great tit - 3
Blue tit - 2
Coal tit - 1

Other Birds Noted Around Site

Mute Swan R. Wear - 2
Cormorant R. Wear - 3
Herring Gull R. Wear - 34
Chiffchaff (heard) Hawthorn Wood - 1
Black Cap (heard) South Wood - 1
Long tailed tit Visitor Centre West Fence - 3

Flora/ Fungi

Amp. Ponds
Common Mallow
Scarlet Pimpernel
Fox & Cubs
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