Wildlife Sightings - 12/08/2023
Weather: overcast
River wear tide level: low
A.M
Wader lake:
Teal - 18
Shoveler - 3 + 2
Gadwall - 3
Avocet - 20 ( 4 were juvenile)
Shelduck - 1 juvenile
Black-tailed Godwit - 2
Common Tern - 3
Grey Heron - 10
Black-headed Gull - 2
Ruff - 3
Lapwing - 87
Kestrel - 1 Juvenile
Hawthorn wood:
Goldfinch - 4 + 2 juvenile
Bullfinch - 3 Juvenile
Blue tit - 5
Chaffinch - 3
Greenfinch - 1 + 1
Greater-spotted woodpecker - 1 Juvenile
Coal tit - 1
Dunnock - 1
Other birds noted around site:
Lapwing - 31 (Saline lagoon)
Mallard - 6 (Saline Lagoon)
Grey Heron - 1 (Saline Lagoon)
Goldfinch - 5 (The Lookout)
Bullfinch - 2 (The Lookout)
Greenfinch - 1 (The Lookout)
