Wildlife Sightings-22/5/2022

Weather: Mild

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake

Tufted Duck - 13
Mallard - 8
Shelduck - 21
Avocet (1 chick) - 30
Lapwing - 10
Black-headed Gull - 147
Greylag Goose - 17
Herring Gull - 42
Grey Heron - 29
Teal - 1(m)
Common Tern - 46
Gadwall - 6
Shoveler - 1(m)
Oystercatcher - 5 (3 chicks)
Redshank - 3

Saline Lagoon

Black-headed Gull - 3
Shelduck - 3
Shoveler - 1
Tufted Duck - 2
Redshank - 1

Hawthorn Wood

Blue tit - 4
Dunnock - 2
Bullfinch - 1(m)
GS Woodpecker - 1(m)
Blackcap (calling) - 1
Robin - 3
Magpie - 3

Lookout Feeding Station

Robin - 1
GS Woodpecker - 1(f)
Blackbird - 1
Magpie - 1

Other Birds Noted

Mute Swan (2 juv.) River Wear - 4
Reed Warbler Wader Lake Footpath - 1
Sedge Warbler River Reedbed - 2(heard)
Mallard Saline Lagoon - 2
Tufted Duck Reservoir - 24

Invertebrates

White-tailed bees - 2 (grounds)











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