Wildlife Sightings - 13/08/19

Weather: Sunny

Wind Speed: Slight breeze


Wader Lake Time: AM Tide: Low

Stock Dove - 2
Avocet - 8
Teal - 18
Black-tailed Godwit - 2
Snipe - 3
Shoveler - 6
Grey Heron - 6
Lapwing - 90
Common Tern - 12


Saline Lagoon Time:AM Tide:Low

Mallard - 44
Grey Heron - 1
Grey Wagtail - 2
Jay - 1


Hawthorn Wood

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Greenfinch - 2
Bullfinch - 5
Stock Dove - 1
Jay - 1
Magpie - 3
Robin - 4


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Stock Dove (River Wear) - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Hawthorn Wood) - 1 female


Other Wildlife Species Around Site

Invertebrates:

Painted Ladies
Whirligig
Meadow Brown
Common Darter

Flora:

Jelly Ear om dead eider at Old Oak Meadow
Black Bulgar on dead oak pile in Spring Gill wood


Other Notes of Interest:

Lookout for hawkers at ponds late morning/early afternoon hawking



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