Wildlife Sightings 22/05/2025
Weather : Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: High
| am/pm | Wader Lake Species
| | Total | ||
| Black headed gull | 56 (15 nesting) | ||||
| Avocet | 13 (1 nesting East island) | ||||
| Tufted duck | 12 | ||||
| Lapwing2 on meadow | 10 (1 scraping, 1 nesting) | ||||
| Shelduck | 43, 1 duckling | ||||
| Reed Warbler | 1 heard | ||||
| Grey Heron | 12 juvenile, 6 adult | ||||
| Oystercatcher | 4 (2 pairs) | ||||
| Swallow | 2 | ||||
| Redshank1 displaying | 4 (2 pairs) | ||||
| Lesser black backed gull | 1 | ||||
| Herring gull | 4 juv | ||||
| Greylag goose2 broods (of 1 and 3) | 21, 4 gosling | ||||
| Common Tern | 37 (1 scraping, 1 nesting) | ||||
| Shoveller | 6 | ||||
| Gadwall | 18 (4 on meadow) | ||||
| Canada goose | 9 | ||||
| Teal | 1 | ||||
| Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area | Total | Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area | Total | ||
| Bullfinch | 1 | Great spotted woodpecker | 1 female | ||
| Goldfinch | 4 | ||||
| am/pm
| Bird Species Noted Around Site | Location | Total | ||
| Willow tit | Amphibian Ponds | 2 calling | |||
| Reed Bunting | Amphibian Ponds | 1 calling | |||
| Shelduck | Saline Lagoon | 2 | |||
| Shoveller | Saline Lagoon | 1 | |||
| Tufted duck | River Wear | 2 (pair) | |||
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals: Amphibians / Fish:Invertebrates:Flora / Fungi:
14 Northern Marsh Orchids @ Amphibian Ponds
Speckled wood x1 @Saline Lagoon
24 Northern Marsh Orchids @Forgotten meadow verge
Red clover, flag iris and elderflower all in bloom across site too
Small phoenix moth @Diageo hide
