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Wildlife Sightings - 09/05/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 09/05/2023

Weather: Overcast, wet
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 28
Redshank - 2
Oystercatcher - 2
Lapwing - 12
Black-tailed Godwit - 1
Common Sandpiper - 1
Common Tern - 46
Tufted Duck - 17
Shelduck - 30
Gadwall - 3
Shoveler - 2
Black-headed Gull - 64


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Bullfinch - 2
Blue Tit - 4
Dunnock - 2
Coal Tit - 2
Reed Bunting - 1 male
Great Tit - 3
Robin - 2


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Grey Heron (Heron hedge) - 34
Chiffchaff (singing across site) - 6
Blackcap (Slick Gill hedge) - 2
Reed Bunting (Amphibian Ponds) - 2 (1 male & 1 female)
Cormorant (River Wear) - 1
Common Whitethroat (Wader Lake path) - 1
Song Thrush (Middle Wood) - 1
Little Egret (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Oystercatcher (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Lapwing (Saline Lagoon) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Amphibians/Fish;

Smooth Newt (Amphibian Pond)


Invertebrates;

22-spot Ladybird
Red & Black Froghopper


Flora/Fungi:

Marsh Valerian (Dragonfly Ponds)
Smooth Meadow Grass
Meadow Buttercup
Wood Speedwell