Wildlife sightings - 24/06/2024
Weather: Sunny
Wader lake species AM:
Tufted duck - 5
Stock dove - 1
Oyster catcher - 2
Lapwing - 7
Black - headed gull - 170
Common tern - 50
Sand martin - 12
Shelduck - 10
Gadwall - 12
Avocet - 17
Redshank - 7
Grey heron - 1
Hawthorn wood bird feeding station:
Nuthatch - 1
Goldfinch - 1
Greenfinch - 7 Juv
Bullfinch - 3
Chaffinch - 2
Dunnock - 1
Robin - 1
Great spotted woodpecker - 2
Coal tit - 1
Great tit - 4
Bird species noted around site:
Mute swan - River wear - 1
Cormorant - River wear - 1
Swift - Amphibian ponds - 3
Sedge Warbler - wader footpath - 1
Reed warbler - filter reedbed - 1
Curlew - river wear - 1
Buzzard - Hawthorn wood - 1
Nuthatch - spring gill - 1
Black cap - Hawthorn wood - 1
White throat - Dragonfly ponds - 1
Oyster catcher - saline lagoon - 1
Other wildlife species noted around site:
House martin - river view point - 2
willow warbler - top meadow - 1
Swallow - orchard - 1
Long tailed tit - hawthorn hide - 3
Chiffchaff - 1 - hawthorn wood
Gold crest - spring gill - 1
Black bird - Top meadow - 1
Wren - 1 - Hawthorn wood
