Wildlife Sightings 14/07/2023
Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Avocet - 45
Shelduck - 2 ( + 11 ducklings )
Mallard - 1 ( F ) + 4 ducklings )
Black - headed Gull - 37 ( + 24 juvs. )
Mediterranean X Black- headed Gull - 1
Common Tern - 15 ( + 1 juv. )
Teal - 4
Grey Heron - 11
Lapwing - 10
Redshank - 1
Greylag Goose - 1 gosling
Coot - 2 ( + 1 juv. )
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Goldfinch - 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ( M ) 1 ( F ) + 1 juv.
Chaffinch - 2
Bullfinch - 1 ( M )
Great Tit - 3 ( + 6 juvs )
Stock Dove - 1
Blue Tit - 2 ( + 1 juv. )
Dunnock - 1
Moorhen - 1 ( + 1 juv. )
Coal Tit - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Black - headed Gull - River Wear 49
Lapwing - River Wear 2
Herring Gull - River Wear 10
Cormorant - River Wear 1
Bullfinch - The Lookout 3 ( M )
Chaffinch - The Lookout 5
Magpie - The Lookout 1
Great Tit - The Lookout 1
Wood Pigeon - Saline Lagoon 8
Teal - Saline Lagoon 2
Tufted Duck - Reservoir 3 ( F ) 1 ( M ) + 3 ducklings
Canalag Goose - Reservoir 1 juv.
Flora/Fungi
Broad-leaved helleborine
