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Wildlife Sightings - 04/07/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 04/07/2023

Weather: Overcast, windy
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Species

Black-tailed Godwit - 3
Black-headed Gull - 82 & 16 juvenile (juveniles starting to fledge)
Oystercatcher - 2
Common Tern - 34 & 11 juvenile
Teal - 4
Greylag - 10
Avocet - 50
Shelduck - 2
Gadwall - 1 female & 3 juvenile
Shelduck - 3 & 13 juvenile (2 broods - 1 of 8, 1 of 5)
Tufted Duck - 4 & 8 juvenile
Grey Heron - 12


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Goldfinch - 3 & 2 juvenile
Bullfinch - 2 male & 1 female
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Woodpigeon - 1
Nuthatch - 1


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Herring Gull (River Wear) - 31
Lesser Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - 2
Swallows (Saline Lagoon) - 3
Woodpigeon (Saline Lagoon) - 3
Kestrel (Saline Lagoon) - 1 heard
Jay (Hawthorn Wood) - 1 heard
Tawny Owl (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 3 & 22 juvenile (2 broods, 1 of 10, 1 of 12)
Curlew (flying over site) - 2


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates;

Meadow Brown
Ringlet
Comma
Red Admiral
Silver Ground Carpet
Light Arches (river viewpoint)


Flora/Fungi;

Nettle-leaved Bellflower (Gully)