Wildlife Sightings 29/06/2023

Weather: Sunny

River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Wader Lake Species

Avocet (2 new broods of 2 chicks each) - 46 + 4 chicks
Lapwing - 80
Little Ringed Plover - 1
Redshank - 11 + 3 juv,
Oystercatcher - 2 + juv.
B.H. Gull - 167
Common Gull - 2
Common Tern - 83
Tufted Duck (4 broods of ducklings 32 ducklings) - 9
Gadwall - 23
Curlew - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Greenfinch - 1
Bullfinch - 2
Dunnock - 1
Chaffinch - 3
Reed Bunting - 1
Great tit - 4
Blue tit - 3
Goldfinch - 2
Stock Dove - 2
Robin - 1

River Wear

Canada Goose - 2
Herring Gull - 28
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1

Saline Lagoon

Swallow - 6

Reservoir

Canada Goose, Greylag Goose + 4 Canalag in a family group
Tufted Duck - 4 + 6 ducklings

The Lookout

G.S. Woodpecker - 1 (f) juv.
Robin - 1
Goldfinch - 3
Chaffinch - 4


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