Wildlife Sightings - 26/07/2023
Weather: sunny
River wear tide level: high
A.M
Wader lake:
Black-headed Gull - 48 + 8 juvenile
Redshank - 38
Black-tailed Godwit - 2
Avocet - 31
Lapwing - 250
Common Gull - 1
Oystercatcher - 1
Curlew - 9
Ruff - 3
Shelduck - 1 +9 Ducklings
Teal - 5
Grey Heron - 17
Common Tern - 7
Moorhen - 3 + 3 Chicks
Coot - 2 + 1 juvenile
Hawthorn wood:
Long-tailed tit - 2
Jay - 1
Coal tit - 2
Great tit - 3 + 4 juvenile
Bullfinch - 2 +1 +1 juvenile
Blue tit - 2 + 5 juvenile
Chaffinch - 2 + 4
Dunnock - 1
Stock Dove - 2
Magpie - 2
Other birds noted around site:
Herring Gull - 24 ( River wear)
Black-headed Gull - 2 (River wear)
Chaffinch - 5 (The Lookout)
Great tit - 2 (The Lookout)
Blue tit - 3 (The Lookout)
Mallard - 12 + 2 Ducklings (Saline Lagoon)
Wood Pigeon - 2 (Saline Lagoon)
Tufted Duck - 3 (The Reservoir)
Other Wildlife species noted on site:
Mammals:
Hedgehog - 1 (The Lookout)
Flora / Fungi:
Angelica
White Campion (Wader lake footpath)
Broad-leaved Helloborine
