Wildlife Sightings - 19/09/2023

Weather: Rainy
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species

Redshank - 28
Teal - 74
Grey Heron - 2
Black-headed Gull - 46
Black-tailed Godwit - 1
Lapwing - 24
Curlew - 2
Shoveler - 1
Canada Goose - 18
Greylag Goose - 3
Swallow - 1
Grey Wagtail - 1
Pied Wagtail - 1
Wigeon - 2
Tufted Duck - 1 female


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Nuthatch - 2
Chaffinch - 8
Coal Tit - 2
Bullfinch - 2 juvenile
Greenfinch - 3
Dunnock - 1
Goldfinch - 1
Willow Tit - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Blue Tit - 8


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Cormorant (River Wear) - 1
Jay (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Teal (Saline Lagoon) - 6
Kestrel (Amphibian Ponds) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals;

Otter (Saline Lagoon) - 1


Flora/Fungi;

Dryad's Saddle (Spring Gill) - 1
Red Edge Brittlestem (Hawthorn Wood) - 10
Robins Pin Cushion (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Fairy Inkcap - 100

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