Wildlife Sightings - 07/09/2024
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Weather: Overcast/foggy
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake Species
Avocet - 5 Juv
Black-tailed Godwit - 14
Teal - 35
Wigeon - 7
Mallard - 6
Shelduck - 1 Juv
Shoveler - 2
Redshank - 45
Lapwing - 75
Curlew - 5
Common Snipe - 2
Ruff - 2
Black-headed Gull - 60
Moorhen - 3 + 1 Juv
Canada Goose - 6
Pied Wagtail - 2
Little Stint - 1
Herring Gull - 2 + 17 Juv
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Wren - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1 Male
Blue Tit - 6
Great Tit - 7
Coal Tit - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 5
Dunnock - 1
Goldfinch - 4
Greenfinch - 5
Chaffinch - 3 Male + 2 Female
Bullfinch - 1 Male + 1 Female
Robin- 3
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Reed Bunting - Amphibian Ponds - 1 Male
Goldfinch - Amphibian Ponds - 1
Curlew - Amphibian Ponds - 1
Black-tailed Godwit - Amphibian Ponds - 15
Mute Swan - River Wear - 1
Black-headed Gull - River Wear - 1
Little Egret - River Wear - 1
Cormorant - River Wear - 1
Herring Gull - River Wear - 3 Juv
Mallard - River Wear - 2
Willow Tit - The Lookout - 1
Teal - Saline Lagoon - 7
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals:
Roe Deer - Hidden Meadow - 1
Flora/Fungi:
Soapwort - Wader Lake footpath
