Wildlife Sightings - 21/05/2024
Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Avocet - 21
Shelduck - 20 + 4 Chicks
House Martin - 5
Tufted Duck - 10
Black-headed Gull - 121
Oystercatcher - 4
Common Tern - 54
Graylag Goose - 7 + 3 Chicks + 6 Chicks
Teal - 2
Lapwing - 4
Canada Goose - 7
Canada x Graylag Goose - 1
Gadwall - 8
Mute Swan - 2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Chaffinch - 2 + 1
Bullfinch - 2
Great Tit - 3
Goldfinch - 2
Dunnock - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Robin - 1
Coal Tit - 1
Greenfinch - 1
Magpie - 3
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Grey Heron - 12 (Heronry)
Buzzard - 1 (Heronry)
Shelduck - 43 (Wader Meadow)
Graylag Goose - 4 (Wader Meadow)
Canada Goose - 14 (Wader Meadow)
Lapwing - 3 (Wader Meadow)
Gadwall - 1 (Saline Lagoon)
Black-headed Gull - 33 (River Wear)
Redshank - 1 (River Wear)
Herring Gull - 24 (River Wear)
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 (River Wear)
Shelduck - 6 (River Wear)
Tufted Duck - 6 (River Wear)
Invertebrates:
Buff-Tailed Bumblebee
Hawthorn Shield bug
Flora / Fungi:
Ragged Robin
Cuckoo Flower
