Wildlife Sightings - 11/09/2023
Weather: bright / cloudy
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Grey Heron - 5
Shoveler - 3
Teal - 35
Lapwing - 184
Black-headed Gull - 17
Moorhen - 7
Black-tailed Godwit - 4
Redshank - 10
Jackdaw - 11
Ruff - 1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Stock Dove - 2
Magpie - 1
Great Tit - 5
Mallard - 4
Willow Tit - 1 (un ringed)
Moorhen - 2
Greenfinch - 5
Bullfinch - 3
Coal tit - 2
Dunnock - 2
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Chaffinch - 3 (Hawthorn)
Blue tit - 8 (Hawthorn)
Kestrel - 1 (Spring gill) (Heard only)
Kestrel - 1 (Amphibian pond)
Curlew - 1 (River wear)
Grey Heron - 1 (River wear)
Redshank - 1 (River wear)
Mandarin - 1 (River wear)
Tufted duck - 1 (West side of collection) (outside fence)
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Invertebrates;
Migrant Hawker (Amphibian ponds)
Red Admiral
Common Green Shieldbug
Double speckled Ladybird
Harlequin large / Pu
Flora/Fungi:
Puffball
Rosehips
Blackberries
Elderberries
Hawthorn
Pin cushih