Wildlife Sightings - 29/12/20

Weather: Frosty
Wind Speed: Light
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: High 85% Frozen

Lapwing - 14
Redshank - 8
Curlew - 2
Grey Heron - 2
Black-headed Gull - 160
Herring Gull -101 (82 adults, 12 2nd winter, 7 1st winter)
Great Black-backed Gull - 4 (2 adults, 1 2nd winter, 1 1st winter)
Teal - 27
Shelduck - 26


Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: Mid 90% Frozen

Common Snipe (at the lagoon breach) - 6
Jack Snipe (at the lagoon breach) - 1
Grey Heron - 1


The Lookout

Treecreeper - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Bullfinch - 8
Chaffinch - 8
Blue Tit - 6
Great Tit - 5
Coal Tit - 8
Willow Tit - 1


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Kestrel (Hidden Meadow) - 1 male
Kestrel (Forgotten Meadow) - 1 female
Siskin (Wader Lake footpath) - 10
Goldfinch (Wader Lake footpath) - 2
Goldcrest (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Greenfinch (Amphibian Pond) - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Long-tailed Tit (Amphibian Pond) - 14


Other Wildlife Species Around Site

Flora/Fungi;

Gorse Flowering (Lagoon Hide)



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