Wildlife Sightings - 28/04/2020
Weather: sunny 9°C
Wind speed: Mid
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake - AM - MID water level
Avocet 40
Lapwing 14
Oystercatcher 2
Redshank 4
Black tailed godwit 4
Common tern 24
Black headed gull 14
Herring gull 8
Lesser black backed gull 2
Grey heron 49 (26 adults, 9 juveniles + 14 chicks)
Saline Lagoon
Lesser black backed gull 2
Oystercatcher 2
Grey heron 1 (juvenile)
Shoveler 1 (male)
Shelduck 8
Hawthorn Wood
Reed bunting 3 (male)
Treecreeper 2
Nuthatch 1
Great spotted woodpecker 3 (2 male, 1 female)
Bullfinch 1 (male)
Greenfinch 1 (male)
Other birds noted around site
Tawny owl (Hawthorn Wood) 1 + 1 chick
Kestrel (Hawthorn Wood) 2 (pair)
Tree sparrow (centre feeders) 2
Sand martin (over play area) 1
Swallow (over play area) 5
Other wildlife species around site
Amphibians / Fish:
Smooth newt (new amphobian ponds) 10 (8 male, 2 female)
Toad tadpoles - many!
Flora / fungi:
Red campion (Lagoon Path)
