Wildlife Sighting - 16/05/2023
River wear tide level: low
A.M
Wader lake:
Shelduck - 29
Tufted Duck - 8
Canada Goose - 23
Avocet - 30
Common Tern - 59
Black- Headed Gull - 89
Shoveler - 2
Oystercatcher - 2
Lapwing - 12
Grey Heron - 24
Pied Wagtail - 1
Redshank - 2
Gadwall - 2
Teal - 1
Greylag - 2
Hawthorn Wood:
Goldfinch - 1
Blue Tit - 1
Bullfinch - 4
Great-Spotted Woodpecker - 2
Nuthatch - 1
Great Tit - 2
Dunnock - 2
Stock Dove - 1
Robin - 1
Other Birds noted around site:
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 (River wear)
Tufted Duck - 25 (River wear)
Black-Headed Gull - 32 (River wear)
Shelduck - 16 (River wear)
Canada Goose - 2 (River wear)
Herring Gull - 43 (River wear)
Oystercatcher - 1 (River wear)
Willow Tit - 1(Singing) (Wader Lake footpath)
Willow Tit (Red and Yellow Ring) - 1 (Reserve Orchard)
Shoveler - 1 (Saline Lagoon)
Tufted Duck - 9 (Reservoir)
Blackcap - 1 (South Wood)
Other Wildlife Species spotted on site:
Amphibians / fish:
Smooth Newt (Amphibian Ponds)
Invertebrates:
Large Red Damsel Fly (Amphibian Ponds)
Orange Tip Butterfly (Hawthorn Wood) + ( Stream Channel Waterfall)
