Wildlife Sightings - 17/06/2023
Weather: sunny
River wear tide level: low
A.M
Wader lake:
Avocet - 34 + 4 nest
Oystercatcher -2 + 2 chicks
Lapwing - 8 + 1 chick
Redshank - 3 +1
Common Tern - 184 + 17 chicks
Black-headed Gull - 109 + 22 chicks
Common Gull - 5
Kingfisher - 1
Teal - 1
Gadwall - 11
Shoveler - 6
Grey Heron - 23
Hawthorn wood:
Stock Dove - 3
Great spotted woodpecker - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Bullfinch - 7
Goldfinch - 10
Greenfinch - 3 + 6
Chaffinch - 4
Robin - 1 +1
Dunnock - 2 +1
Reed Bunting - 1
Other birds noted around site:
Shelduck - 15 +30 young (Wader lake)
Tufted duck - 3 + 6 young (Wader lake)
Swallow - 3 (Feed low over Wader lake)
Sand Martin - 1 (Feed low over Wader lake)
Swift - 2 (Feed low over Wader lake)
Tree Sparrow - 1 +2 I(Centre feeders)
Lapwing - 4 (Lagoon)
Black-headed Gull - 3 (Lagoon)
Reed Warbler - 1 (Lagoon)
Common White Throat - 1 +2 (Lagoon path)
Other Wildlife Species noted around site:
Invertebrates:
Chimney Sweeper
6 Spot Burnet
Small Skipper
(All in Old Oak Meadow)
Orange Ladybird (Hawthorn wood)
