Wildlife sightings - 17/06/2022
Weather ..mild
River Wear ..mid
Wader Lake Species
Avocet ( 9 broods).24 adults +16 chicks
Lapwing ( 4 broods) 6 adults + 6 chicks
Oystercatcher ( 2 broods)3 adults +3 chicks
Red shank -3
Grey Heron -30
Common Tern -121+4 chicks
B.H Gull 96+50 chicks
Shell Duck (3 broods) 10 adults +16 chicks
Shoveler -6
Gadwall -32
Teal -8
Saline Lagoon Species
Oystercatcher (nesting) -1
Shell Duck -2
Shoveler -2
Gadwall -4
Other Bird Species noted
Kestrel (pair) ..corner meadow -2
Kestrel(chicks)..Hawthorn wood -2
Common White throat..wader lake footpath ..1+3 juv
Bullfinch..wader lake footpath -2+2
Song Thrush..wader lake footpath..1+1
G.s Woodpecker ..Spring gill -1
Hawthorn Wood Species
Bullfinch -15 adults + 3 juv
Chaffinch -7 adults +2 juv
Great Tit- 4 adults +7 juv
Nuthatch-1
G.S Woodpecker -1 adult + 3 juv
Stock Dove -2
Lookout feeding Station Species
Jay -1
G.S woodpecker -1 juv
Bullfinch -3
