Wildlife Sightings - 04/06/2023
Weather: dull and chilly starts
River wear tide level: low
A.M
Wader lake:
Avocet - 44 2 broods with 2 chicks each
Oystercatcher - 6
Lapwing - 4
Redshank - 3
Common Snipe - 1
Common Tern - 148
Gadwall - 18
Shoveler - 3
Shelduck - 36 +8 chicks
Tufted duck - 12
Canada Goose - 6
Greylag - 1
Black-headed Gull - 72
Hawthorn wood:
Bullfinch - 3
Wood Pideon - 1
Robin - 2
Great tit - 2
Goldfinch - 4
Stock Dove - 2
Greenfinch - 7
Other birds noted around site:
Blackcap - 1 (Slick Gill hedge)
Jay - 1 (Spring Gill wood)
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 5 (River wear)
Herring Gull - 26 (River wear)
Cormorant - 1 (River wear)
Shoveler - 2 (Saline Lagoon)
Reed Warbler - 1 (Saline Lagoon)
ChiffChaff - 1 (Hollow wood)
Grey Heron - 14 (Heron Hedge)
Other Wildlife Species spotted on site:
Invertebrates:
Common Green Capsid
Flora / Fungi:
Yarrow
Meadow Vetchling
Glacoas Sedge
Stink Horn
