Wildlife sightings - 04/07/19
a.m. Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake
Oystercatcher 3 (1 chick)
Avocet 32
Lapwing 56
Black-tailed godwit 1
Shoveler 1
Shelduck 23
Redshank 4
Kestrel 1
Common tern 75
Saline Lagoon
Common sandpiper 1
Swallow 4
Oystercatcher 1
Hawthorn Wood
Great-spotted woodpecker 1 (juvenile)
Nuthatch 1
Jay 1
Greenfinch 3
Goldfinch 8
Bullfinch 12
Robin 1
Other birds
Kestrel - 1 - River Wear
Kestrel (juvenile) - 1 - Lagoon hide roof
Grey heron (juvenile) - 1 - Wader Lake footpath
Long-tailed tit - 4 - Pen 1
Mute swan - 1 - River Wear
Chiffchaff - 3 - South Wood
Mammals
Roe deer
Invertebrates
Painted lady butterfly
Carder bee
Speckled wood butterfly
Small tortoiseshell butterfly
Fungi
Shaggy inkcap
Notes of interest Watch out for sparrowhawk at Hawthorn Wood and dragonflies at the amphibian ponds!
