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Wildlife Sightings-02/08/2022

Wildlife Sightings-02/08/2022

Weather: Overcast

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake Species

Shelduck - 2 juv
Oystercatcher - 1+2 juv
Teal - 8
Grey heron - 4 + 2 juv
Common Tern - 18 + 13 chicks + 8 juv
Black-headed gull - 191 + 22 juv
Lapwing - 183
Greylag goose - 4
Avocet - 16 + 4 juv
Redshank - 12
Dunlin - 1
Black-tailed godwit - 11
Curlew - 29

Saline Lagoon Species

Lapwing - 3
Oystercatcher - 1
Mallard - 12

Hawthorn Wood Species

GS Woodpecker - 2 juv
Bullfinch 1juv - 3
Dunnock - 1
Robin - 1
Long-tailed tit - 2

Lookout Feeding Station

Great tit - 3
Blue tit - 4
GS Woodpecker - 1

Other birds noted

Chiff Chaff Wader Lake Footpath - 2

Invertebrates

Lesser broad-bodied underwing Northumbrian Water - 1
Meadow brown Corner meadow - 1

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