Wildlife sightings - 20/06/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake
Swift 2
Stock dove 1
Avocet 20 + 20 young/juvenile/fledglings
Lapwing 31
Oystercatcher 3
Ringed plover 2
Shoveler 1
Whitethroat 1
Redshank 3
Common tern 120+ (+ young chicks)
Saline Lagoon
Avocet 5 (pair and fledglings)
Redshank 3
Hawthorn Wood
Great spotted woodpecker 3
Bullfinch 12
Robin 4
Dunnock 2
Goldfinch 5
Chaffinch 9
Other birds
Mistle thrush - 2 - Amphibian ponds
Kestrel - 1 - Spring Gill
Jay - 1 - Wader Lake footpath
Oystercatcher - 2 - River Wear
Mute swan - 4 - River Wear
Sedge warbler - 2 - Filter beds
Amphibians
Common toad
Smooth newt
Tadpoles
Froglets
Invertebrates
Speckled wood
Ringlet
Chimney sweep
Meadow brown
Flora
Self heal
Fox - and - cubs
Bee orchid
Birds-foot-trefoil
Meadow cranesbill
