Wildlife Sightings 2/08/2023
River wear tide level: low
A.M
Wader lake:
Avocet - 19
Shelduck - 2 + 12 Ducklings
Grey Heron - 14
Common Tern - 8 + 2 Juvenile
Black-headed Gull - 18 + 4 Juvenile
Teal - 16
Greylag Goose - 3 + 1 Gosling
Curlew - 3
Lapwing - 168
Kestrel - 2 Juvenile (Footpath)
Oystercatcher - 2 (Footpath)
Hawthorn wood:
Stock Dove - 4
Great tit - 4 + 1 Juvenile
Blue tit - 4 + 3 Juvenile
Mallard - 1 + 4 Ducklings
Coal tit - 2
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1 Juvenile
Chaffinch - 1 +1
Robin - 1 Juvenile
Nuthatch - 1
Other birds noted around site:
Lesser black-backed Gull - 2 (River wear)
Black-headed Gull - 8 + 1 Juvenile (River wear)
Grey Heron - 2 (River wear)
Redshank - 1 (River wear)
Lapwing - 1 (River wear)
Herring Gull - 17 +1 Juvenile (River wear)
Great tit - 2 + 3 Juvenile (The Lookout)
Blue tit - 1 (The Lookout)
Bullfinch - 1 Juvenile (The Lookout)
Lapwing - 11 (Saline Lagoon)
Tufted Duck - 4 + 5 Juvenile (Reservoir)
Other Wildlife Species spotted on site:
Invertebrates:
Speckled wood (Saline Lagoon hide)
