Wildlife Sightings - 23/05/22

Weather: Mild
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: Mid

Curlew - 1
Canada Goose - 11
Shoveler - 3 male
Tufted Duck - 19
Shelduck - 36 (8 chicks)
Gadwall - 2
Avocet - 33 (2 chicks)
Grey Heron - 21
Greylag Goose - 4
Lapwing - 10 (2 chicks)
Black-headed Gull - 124
Common Tern - 124
Mallard - 10 (4 chicks)
Herring Gull - 4
Redshank - 2


Saline Lagoon Species Time: AM Tide Level: Mid

Shelduck - 4
Avocet - 3
Lapwing - 1
Canada Goose - 2
Mallard - 1


Hawthorn Wood Species

Blue Tit - 2
Nuthatch - 2
Bullfinch - 2 male
Jay - 1
Dunnock - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male


Lookout Feeding Station Species

Bullfinch - 1 male
Chaffinch - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1


Other Bird Species Noted

Reed Bunting (Amphibian Ponds) - 1 male
Goldfinch (Amphibians Ponds) - 1
Swallow (Amphibian Ponds) - 1
Shoveler (Saline Lagoon) - 1 male
Reed Warbler (River Reedbed) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Around Site

Invertebrates;

Wall Brown (East Down)
Chimney Sweep (Old Oak Meadow)
Small White (Middle Wood)



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