Wildlife Sightings 26/06/22
Weather: Overcast & Breezy
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: Low
Avocet - 53 (8 chicks)
Lapwing - 8 (4 chicks)
Redshank - 4
Common Tern - 121 (12 chicks)
Black-headed Gull - 97 (36 chicks)
Grey Heron - 17
Oystercatcher - 2
Shelduck - 27 (23 chicks)
Tufted Duck - 3
Teal - 3
Greylag Goose - 4
Shoveler - 8 (6 chicks)
Saline Lagoon Species Time: AM Tide Level: Low
Lapwing - 10
Oystercatcher - 1
Grey Heron - 1
Carrion Crow - 2
Hawthorn Wood Species
Bullfinch - 4 (3 male, 1 female)
Willow Tit - 1 juvenile
Robin - 3
Goldfinch - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 juvenile
Great Tit - 7
Lookout Feeding Station Species
Great Tit - 4
Chaffinch - 6
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 juvenile
Blackbird - 1 female
Bullfinch - 1 male
Blue Tit - 3
Other Bird Species Noted
Chiffchaff (North Wood) - 2
Long-tailed Tit (North Wood) - 3
Common Sandpiper (Window on the Wear 2) - 2
Song Thrush (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Blackcap (Gully) - 3
Kestrel (Hawthorn Wood) - 2 juvenile
Reed Warbler (Filter Reedbed) - 1
Other Wildlife Species Around Site
Amphibians/Fish;
Newt Eft
Invertebrates;
Marmalade Hoverfly
Nursery Web Spider
Red Admiral
Small Tortoise Shell
Meadow Brown
Cinnabar Moth
Flora/Fungi;
Tufted Hair Grass
Knapweed
Betony (Old Oak Meadow)
Marsh Thistle
Meadow Cranesbill
Reed Canary Grass
Other Notes of Interest
Fresh Otter Track (Spring Gill)
