Wildlife Sightings - 14/08/2024

Weather: Sunny/Slightly Cloudy

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake Species

Grey Heron - 3 + 2 juv

Little Egret - 3

Lapwing - 187 + 5 juv

Teal - 22

Avocet - 5

Pied Wagtail - 2

Curlew - 6

Redshank - 48

Black -tailed Godwit - 8

Sand Martin - 14

Common Gull - 1

Black -headed Gull - 102

Shelduck - 15 juv

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 juv

Chaffinch - 2 (M) 2 (F)

Greenfinch - 1 (M) 2 (F) + 1 juv

Blue Tit - 4

Bullfinch - 3 (M)

Coal Tit - 1

Nuthatch - 1

Great Tit - 4

Dunnock - 2 + 1 juv

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Mute Swan - River Wear - 1

Shelduck - Saline Lagoon -2 juv

Black - headed Gull - Saline Lagoon - 3

Teal - Saline Lagoon - 2

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates

Large White x 1 @ Spring Gill

Speckled Wood x 7 Across Site

Flesh Fly x 2 @ Amphibian Gully

Common Darter x 2 (F) @ Wader Lake Footpath

Small White x 1 @ Forgotten Meadow



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