Wildlife Sightings 25/06/2023
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake Species
Tufted Duck - 16 (28 ducklings)
Avocet - 20 (3 chicks)
Oystercatcher - 2 (1 chick)
Common Tern - 42 (22 chicks)
Black-headed Gull - 141 (12 chicks)
Gadwall - 5 (6 ducklings)
Teal - 2
Lapwing - 82
Grey Heron - 12
Common Gull - 3
Shelduck - 4
Redshank - 11
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Jay - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male
Bullfinch - 2 male, 1 female & 1 juvenile
Goldfinch - 3 & 1 juvenile
Magpie - 2 & 1 juvenile
Great Tit - 1 & 1 juvenile
Stock Dove - 3
Chaffinch - 2
Blue Tit - 1 juvenile
Wood Pigeon - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Lapwing (Saline Lagoon) - 32
Black-headed Gull (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Canada Goose (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Redshank (Saline Lagoon) - 8
Reed Bunting (outside Saline Lagoon hide) - 1
Greenfinch (Lookout) - 1
Robin (Lookout) - 1
Bullfinch (Lookout) - 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Lookout) - 1 female & 1 male
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 3 & 8 ducklings
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Invertebrates;
Speckled Wood (Lookout) - 2
Flora/Fungi;
Broad Leaved Helleborine (South Wood)
