Wildlife Sightings - 17/07/23
Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Mediterranean & Black-headed Gull Hybrid - 1
Avocet - 33 & 1 juvenile
Shelduck - 1 & 10 juvenile
Common Tern - 10 & 1 chick
Black-headed Gull - 88, 17 juvenile & 1 chick
Teal - 6
Lapwing - 67
Ruff - 2
Grey Heron - 5
Shoveler - 3
Gadwall - 3
Redshank - 2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Chaffinch - 4
Greenfinch - 3
Coal Tit - 1
Dunnock - 1
Great Tit - 8
Blue Tit - 4
Bullfinch - 2
Robin - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Black-headed Gull (River Wear) - 42
Lesser Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - 6
Redshank (River Wear) - 4
Common Tern (River Wear) - 1
Cormorant (River Wear) - 2
Herring Gull (River Wear) - 22
Lapwing (Saline Lagoon) - 3
Swallow (Saline Lagoon) - 5
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 7 (1 adult, 4 juvenile & 2 ducklings)
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Invertebrates;
Meadow Brown
Red Admiral
Comma
Ringlet