Wildlife Sightings - 05/07/2023
Weather: Bright & warm, cloudy
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake Species
Avocet - 44
Common Tern - 58 & 9 chicks
Curlew - 2
Redshank - 1
Lapwing - 1
Tufted Duck - 3 & 2 chicks
Teal - 2
Shelduck - 16 & 13 chicks
Greylag - 1
Black-headed Gull - 62 & 12 chicks
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Great Tit - 5
Dunnock - 2
Greenfinch - 1
Bullfinch - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Chaffinch - 3
Blue Tit - 3
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Grey Heron (Heron Hedge) - 8
Cormorant (River Wear) - 2
Herring Gull (River Wear) - 119
Lesser Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - 2
Reed Warbler (Amphibian Ponds) - 2
Swallow (Lagoon Meadow) - 3
Song Thrush (Hawthorn Wood) - 2
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals;
Weasel (Old Oak Meadow) - 1 adult & 2 kits
Invertebrates;
Meadow Brown
Comma
Blue Shieldbug late instar
Red Admiral
Flora/Fungi;
Betony (Old Oak Meadow)
Great Burnet (Old Oak Meadow)
Zigzag Clover (Old Oak Meadow)
Agrimony
Common Centaury