Wildlife Sightings - 13/05/21
Weather: Overcast
Wind Speed: Light
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: Mid
Avocet - 22
Common Tern - 68
Oystercatcher - 4
Lapwing - 13
Redshank - 2
Gadwall - 8 (7 male & 1 female)
Shoveler - 1 male
Shelduck - 22
Tufted Duck - 4
Grey Heron - 35 (28 in heronry & 7 below)
Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: Low
Shelduck - 10
Ruddy Shelduck - 1
Hawthorn Wood
Bullfinch - 3 (2 male & 1 female)
Chaffinch - 1 male
Nuthatch - 1
Reed Bunting - 1 male
Great Tit - 4
Blue Tit - 2
Lookout feeding station
Bullfinch - 5 (4 male & 1 female)
Chaffinch - 1 male
Dunnock - 1
Great Tit - 1
Blue Tit - 1
Robin - 1
Other Birds Noted Around Site
Tawny Owl (Saline Lagoon path) - 3 (at least 2 chicks)
Blackcap (Wader Lake path) - 1 male singing
Whitethroat (Hawthorn Wood scrub) - 1 singing
Sedge Warbler (Wader Lake path) - 1 singing
Cormorant (River Wear) - 1
Other Wildlife Around Site
Mammals:
Otter on spy cam (river reedbed)
Amphibians/Fish:
Smooth Newt - 24 (14 male & 10 female)
Great Crested Newt - 2 female
Invertebrates:
Diving Beetle - 3
Diving Beetle Larvae - 1
Large Pond Snail - 1
Flora/Fungi:
Bog Bean
Cuckoo Flower
