Wildlife Sightings - 22/08/2020
Weather: Sunny
Wind Speed: Moderate Wind
River Wear Tide Level: High/ Falling
Wader Lake
AM
Water Level: Mid
Lapwing- 140
Oystercatcher- 1
Curlew- 1
Redshank- 10
Ruff- 2
Snipe- 1
Black- Tailed Godwit- 1
Grey Heron- 8
Common Tern- 8 (6 adult, 2 chick)
Avocet- 18
Jackdaw- 60
Lesser Black Backed Gull- 4
Black Headed Gull- 53
Teal- 76
Shoveler- 1
Gadwall- 16 (11 adults, 5 ducklings)
Saline Lagoon
AM
Kingfisher- 1 male
Hawthorn Wood
AM
Great Spotted Woodpecker- 2 (1 male, 1 juv)
Willow Tit- 1
Nuthatch- 1
Greenfinch- 6
Goldfinch- 8
Long- Tailed Tit- 6
Jay- 1
Robin- 1
Other Birds Noted Around Site
AM
Common Buzzard- 1
Sparrowhawk (Corner Meadow)- 1
Stock Dove (Gill Hedgerow) - 1 (juv)
Invertebrates
Meadow Brown
Ringlet
Speckled Wood
Large White
