Wildlife Sightings 2/7/2023
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Avocet - 47
Common Tern - 78 (39 young)
Gadwall - 9 (6 young)
Black-headed Gull - 135 (18 young)
Tufted Duck - 21 (16 young)
Teal - 3
Oystercatcher - 3
Shelduck - 14 (9 young)
Lapwing - 53
Greylag - 6 (3 young)
Canada Goose - 6
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Chaffinch - 4
Stock Dove - 2
Goldfinch - 1
Blue Tit - 2
Bullfinch - 3
Great Tit - 4
Woodpigeon - 3
Greenfinch - 3
Dunnock - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Grey Heron (Heron Hedge) - 13
Kestrel (Heron Hedge) - 1 female
Willow Warbler (North Wood) - 6
Long-tailed Tit (North Wood) - 2
Swallow (Dragonfly Pond) - 1
Herring Gull (River Wear) - 32
Lesser Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - 5
Great Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - 1
Curlew (River Wear) - 1
Sand Martin (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Kestrel (South Wood) - 1
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Amphibians/Fish;
Great Crested Newt efts (Amphibian Ponds)
Invertebrates;
Marmalade Hoverfly
Comma
Ringlet
Meadow Brown
7-Spot Ladybird
2-Spot Ladybird
Flora/Fungi;
Bristly Oxtongue
Meadow Cranesbill
Ribbed Melilot
Hemp Agrimony
Hedge Woundwort
