Wildlife Sightings - 08/07/2024
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Weather: Sunny/clear
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake Species
Sand Martin - 11 & 3 juvenile
Avocet - 14
Black-headed Gull - 160 & 96 juvenile
Common Tern - 38 & 2 juvenile
Shelduck - 6 & 18 juvenile
Oystercatcher - 4
Lapwing - 71
Canada Goose - 2
Greylag Goose - 2
Moorhen - 3 & 1 juvenile
Mallard - 4
Coot - 1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Willow Tit - 1 (red & green ring)
Blue Tit - 3 & 1 juvenile
Great Tit - 5 & 2 juvenile
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Chaffinch - 5 (3 male, 2 female)
Bullfinch - 1 male, 1 female & 2 juvenile
Greenfinch - 1
Goldfinch - 3
Nuthatch - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1juvenile
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Wren (Amphibian ponds) - 1
Reed Warbler (Amphibian Ponds) - 1
Mute Swan (River Wear) - 1
Herring Gull (River Wear) - 7
Canada Goose (Wader Lake meadow) - 4
Greylag Goose (Wader Lake meadow) - 4
Swallow (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Grey Heron (Saline Lagoon) - 1 juvenile
Oystercatcher (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Jay (The Lookout) - 1
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Invertebrates:
Ringlet - 5
Red Admiral - 1
Azure Damselfly
