Wildlife Sightings - 20/09/2023

Weather: Windy, cloudy with sunny spells
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species

Lapwing
Wigeon - 5 (2 female & 3 male)
Redshank - 100
Canada Goose - 11
Black-headed Gull - 40
Ruff - 2
Black-tailed Godwit - 1
Teal - 60
Stock Dove - 1
Morrhen - 6
Tufted Duck - 2
Greenshank - 2
Pied/White Wagtail - 1


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Willow Tit (unringed) - 1
Dunnock - 1
Coal Tit - 1
Stock Dove - 1
Greenfinch - 2
Robin - 1
Chaffinch - 2
Blue Tit - 5
Great Tit - 4
Moorhen - 2


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Great White Egret (River Wear) - 1
Mallard (River Wear) - 12
Moorhen (River Wear) - 1
Mandarin (River Wear) - 1 female
Carrion Crow (River Wear) - 2
Mallard (Saline Lagoon) - 48
Teal (Saline Lagoon) - 6
Long-tailed Tit (The Lookout) - 7
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Bullfinch (The Lookout) - 1 male
Jay (Forgotten Meadow) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates;

Speckled Wood


Flora/Fungi;

Stump Puffball - 200
Rosehip
Elderberries
Blackberries
Hawthorn
Giant Puffball









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