Wildlife Sightings 24/05/2024
Weather = Overcast
River Wear Tide Level = Mid Low
Wader Lake Species
Avocet - 27
Lapwing - 1
Sand Martin - 6
Common Turn - 78
Black-headed Gull - 130
Teal - 2
Tufted Duck - 13
Gadwall - 5
Shelduck - 28 (4 chicks)
Canada Goose - 6
Grey Lag Goose - ( 4 broods: 1 chick, 3 chicks, 4 chicks and 6 chicks) - 16 (10 Chicks)
Canada Goose x Greylag Goose - 2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Robin - 1
Stock Dove - 3
Willow Tit - 1 (Red Ring)
Gold Finch - 2
Bullfinch - 1 (M)
Chaffinch - 1(M) 1(F)
Blue Tit - 1
Great Tit - 3
Birds Around Site
Mute Swan - Wader Lake - 2
Shelduck - Wader Meadow - 26
Canada Goose - Wader Meadow - 6
Greylag Goose - Wader Meadow - 1
Grey Heron - Heronry - 17 (2 chicks)
Reed Warbler - Amphibian Ponds - 1
Black-Headed Gull - River Wear - 5
Tufted Duck - Saline Lagoon - 1
Black-Headed Gull - Saline Lagoon - 1
Ivertebrates
Common Carder Bee
Early Bumblebee
22 Spot Ladybird
14 Spot Ladybird
Scorpion Fly
2 Spot Ladybird
Common Alderfly
Common Cardinal Beetle
Common Nettle Moth
Flora/ fungi
Elder
Herb Robert
Scarlet pimpernel
Ragged Robin
Northern Marsh Orchid
Marsh Marigold
Red Campion
