Wildlife Sighting - 2/08/2024
Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Sand Martin - 12
Avocet - 3
Common Tern - 4
Black headed Gull - 13 + 4 juv
Little Egret - 1
Lapwing - 120
Shelduck - 3 +16 juv
Mallard - 4
Gadwall - 4
Moorhen - 2 juv
Greylag - 8
Canada x Greylag Hybrid - 3
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 juv
Blue Tit - 5
Great Tit - 4
Coal Tit- 2
Long tailed Tit - 1
Nuthatch - 2
Bullfinch - 1 (M) 1 (F)
Chaffinch - 1 (M) 3 (F)
Greenfinch - 1
Dunnock - 1
Robin - 1
Stock Dove - 4
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Black headed Gull - River Wear - 82 + 17 juv
Herring Gull - River Wear - 6 + 4 juv
Redshank - River Wear - 5
Lapwing - River Wear - 2
Little Egret - River Wear - 1
Wood Pigeon - Middle Wood - 1
Jay - Middle Wood - 1
Little Egret - Saline Lagoon - 1
Mallard - Saline Lagoon - 20
Grey Heron - River Reedbed - 1
Robin - 1
Stock Dove - 4
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Invertebrates
Speckled Wood x 1 @ Amphibian Ponds
Small White @ Saline Lagoon
Flora/Fungi
Soapwort x 1 @Saline Lagoon
