Wildlife sightings - 30/05/2022
a.m. Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake
Shelduck 12 + 18 ducklings
Shoveler 2
Grey heron 34 (24 chicks)
Avocet 30 + 13 chicks
Oystercatcher 2 + 2 chicks
Black-headed gull 62 + 3 chicks
Gadwall 10
Tufted duck 5
Common tern 161
Lapwing 4 + 5 chicks
Redshank 1
Teal 2
Goldfinch 3
Saline Lagoon
Avocet 3
Canada goose 2
Sedge warbler 1
Hawthorn Wood
Dunnock 1
Robin 2
Great-spotted woodpecker 1
Bullfinch 1
The Lookout
Great tit 2
Blue tit 1
Robin 1
Other birds
Blackcap - 1 - Wader Lake footpath
Willow warbler - 1 - Wader Lake footpath
Mute swan - 3 - River Wear
Shelduck - 5 - River Wear
Grey heron - 1 - River Wear
Sedge warbler - 1 - River reedbed
Invertebrates
Orange tip butterfly
