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Wildlife Sightings - 05/07/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 05/07/2023

Weather: Bright & warm, cloudy
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 44
Common Tern - 58 & 9 chicks
Curlew - 2
Redshank - 1
Lapwing - 1
Tufted Duck - 3 & 2 chicks
Teal - 2
Shelduck - 16 & 13 chicks
Greylag - 1
Black-headed Gull - 62 & 12 chicks


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Great Tit - 5
Dunnock - 2
Greenfinch - 1
Bullfinch - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Chaffinch - 3
Blue Tit - 3


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Grey Heron (Heron Hedge) - 8
Cormorant (River Wear) - 2
Herring Gull (River Wear) - 119
Lesser Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - 2
Reed Warbler (Amphibian Ponds) - 2
Swallow (Lagoon Meadow) - 3
Song Thrush (Hawthorn Wood) - 2


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals;

Weasel (Old Oak Meadow) - 1 adult & 2 kits


Invertebrates;

Meadow Brown
Comma
Blue Shieldbug late instar
Red Admiral


Flora/Fungi;

Betony (Old Oak Meadow)
Great Burnet (Old Oak Meadow)
Zigzag Clover (Old Oak Meadow)
Agrimony
Common Centaury












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