Wildlife Sightings - 31/08/2024

Weather: Cold/Sunny

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 4 + 1 juv

Black - tailed Godwit - 31

Lapwing - 25

Curlew - 1

Shelduck - 5 juv

Teal - 30

Mallard - 2

Black - headed Gull - 10

Grey Heron - 1

Mute Swan - 1

Moorhen - 7

Coot - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Blue Tit - 5

Great Tit - 4

Coal Tit - 3

Long - tailed Tit - 1

Bullfinch - 1 juv

Chaffinch - 2 (M) 2 (F)

Nuthatch - 1

Robin1 + 1 juv

Dunnock - 1

Blackbird - 1 (F)

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Mute Swan - River Wear - 1

Black - headed Gull - River Wear - 21

Herring Gull - River Wear - 25

Redshank - River Wear - 2

Mallard - River Wear - 9

Little Egret - Saline Lagoon - 1

Black - headed Gull - Saline Lagoon - 1

Lapwing - Saline Lagoon - 1

Willow Tit (singing) - Hawthorn Wood - 1

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals

Roe Deer x 1 @ Orchard

Invertebrates

Speckled Wood x 7 @ around site

Red Admiral x 1 @ Saline Lagoon

Flora/Fung

Stinkhorn x 1 @ Hollowood



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