Wildlife Sightings - 13/08/2024
Weather: Sunny/Warm/Cloudy
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake Species
Sand Martin - 9
Lapwing - 66
Black -tailed Godwit - 7
Teal -m 21
Redshank - 42
Lesser Black - backed Gull - 1 + 3 juv
Avocet - 3
Black - headed Gull - 47
Curlew - 6
Greylag Goose - 6
Canada Goose - 7
Canada x Greylag Goose - 2
Grey Heron - 1 juv
Stock Dove - 1
Shelduck - 1 +19 juv
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Great Tit - 3
Bullfinch - 1 (M)
Goldfinch - 1 + 2 juv
Chaffinch - 4 (M) 6 (F)
Blue Tit - 3
Dunnock - 1
Jay - 1
Greenfinch - 3 (M) 4 (F) + 2 juv
Coal Tit - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 juv
Stock Dove - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Grey Heron - Heronry - 2
Bullfinch - Lookout - 2 (M)
Chaffinch - Lookout - 1 (M)
Goldfinch - Wader Lake Footpath - 1
Mute Swan - River Wear - 1
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals
Roe Deer x 1 @ Hidden Meadow
Invertebrates
Common Darter 3 (F) 2 (M)
Southern Hawker x 1 @Spring Gill
Speckled Wood x 9
Flesh Fly x1