Wildlife Sightings 8/07/2023
Weather: Bright, Warm
River Wear Tide Level: High
The Lookout
Goldfinch - 1 juv.
Bullfinch - 2
Dunnock - 1
Chaffinch - 2 m, 2 f
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Chaffinch - 3 m, 2 f
Bullfinch - 1 m, 1 f
Robin - 1
Great tit - 3
Blue tit - 3
Jay - 1
Stock Dove - 2
Saline Lagoon
Lapwing - 4
Common Sandpiper - 2
Shelduck - 2
Reed warbleer - 3 (heard)
Herring Gull - 7
Black-headed Gull - 1
Mallard - 1 1 f + 6 ducklings
River Wear
Mute Swan - 1
Filter Reedbed
Reed Bunting - 1 (heard)
Reservoir
Tufted duck - 5 + 17 ducklings
Mallard - 3 ducklings
Canalag Geese - 4 Juv.
Mammals
Hedgehog (juv.) @ The Lookout
Invertebrates
Meadow Brown - across site
Small Skipper x 1 @ Wader Lake Footpath
Flora/Fungi
Gorse Seeds popping @ Saline Lagoon
