Wildlife Sightings 06/05/2023
Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Redshank - 2
Lapwing (+1 chick) - 9
Shelduck - 22
Grey Heron (+10 young chicks) - 24
Mute Swan - 1
Black Headed Gull (5 nests) - 24
Common Tern - 97
Gadwall - 2 Males
Oystercatcher - 2
Avocet (14 nests) - 24
Canada Goose (+4 goslings) - 12
Greylag - 14
Hawthorn Wood
Nuthatch - 1
Goldfinch - 3
Song Thrush - 1
Bullfinch - 1 Female, 2 Male
Reed Biting - 1 Male
Bird Species Noted Around Site Location
Mute Swan - 1 River Wear
Tufted Duck - 14 Reservoir
Bullfinch - 1 Male Wader Lake Footpath
Whitethroat - 2 Wader Lake
Willow Warbler - 3 Wader Lake
Common Sandpiper - 1 Saline Lagoon
Oystercatcher - 2 Saline Lagoon
Grey Heron - 1 Saline Lagoon
Reed Biting - 1 Saline Lagoon
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals:
Roe Deer - 1 Female at Hidden Meadow
Amphibians:/ Fish:
Canatag Goose - 1
Shoveler - 2 Male
Tufted Duck - 2
Invertebrates:
St Marks Fly
Peacock Butterfly - 1
Orange Tip - 1 Male
Speckled Wood
Flora / Fungi:
Stitchwood (greater)
Meadow Foxtail
