Wildlife Sightings - 23/05/2024
AM
Weather: Light rain
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake Species
Sand Martin - 14
Avocet (2 eggs seen) - 25 + 11 nests
Shelduck - 48 + 4 ducklings
Black-headed Gull - 119
Pied Wagtail - 1
Common Tern - 66
Dunlin - 1
Swift - 6
Goosander - 1 male +1 female
Reed Bunting - 1 female
Swallow - 1
Buzzard - 1
Grey Heron - 4 Adults + 14 Juv
Gadwall - 4
Greylag Goose - 9 + 7 goslings
Tufted Duck - 13
Oystercatcher - 1
Redshank - 1
Lapwing - 3
Canada Goose - 7
Mute Swan - 2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Nuthatch - 1
Bullfinch - 2
Chaffinch - 5
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Sedge Warbler - Wader Lake footpath - 2 (singing)
Reed Warbler - Wader Lake footpath - 1 (singing)
Redd Bunting - Wader Lake footpath - 1 (singing)
Black Cap - Wader Lake footpath - 1 (singing)
Greenfinch - Wader Lake footpath - 2 (singing)
Sedge Warbler - Saline Lagoon - 1 (singing)
Reed Warbler - Saline Lagoon - 1 (singing)
Stock Dove - Saline Lagoon - 1
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals:
Roe Deer - Hidden Meadow - 1 male
Invertebrates:
Green Carpet Moth - Paddy Flemming Hide - 1
Flora/Fungi:
Dryad's Saddle - Spring Gill - 1
