Wildlife Sightings - 13/05/2020
Weather: Overcast
Wind speed: Moderate
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake - AM - Low water level
Avocet 32
Lapwing 15
Oystercatcher 3 (1 nesting)
Redshank 5
Curlew 1
Common tern 22
Black headed gull 72
Lesser black backed gull 4
Jackdaw 12
Grey heron 33
Saline Lagoon
Avocet 2
Grey heron 2
Shoveler 6 (5 male, 1 female)
Hawthorn Wood
Great spotted woodpecker 2 (male and female)
Nuthatch 1
Treecreeper 1
Reed bunting 1 (male)
Jay 1
Bullfinch 3
Chaffinch 3
Blackbird 2 (male and female)
Robin 4
Dunnock 2
Wren 1
Other birds noted around site
Cormorant (River Wear) 1
Tufted duck (River Wear) 22
Grey heron (River Wear) 5
Gadwall (Filter Reedbed) 2
Reed warbler (Filter Reedbed) 2
Common whitethroat (Lagoon path) 1
Song thrush (Lagoon path) 1
Robin (Duckery) brood - 4 fledged
Other wildlife species around site
Mammals:
Roe deer (Amphibian Ponds) 1 (buck)
Amphibians / Fish:
Common frog (Amphibian Ponds)
Toad tadpole (Amphobian Ponds)
