Wildlife Sightings 28/06/19
Weather: Overcast/warm
Wind speed: Very light
Wader Lake Time:AM Tide:Mid
Avocet - 40 (3 chicks)
Shoveler - 2 (male & female)
Shelduck - 33 ( 3 broods of 6)
Oystercatcher - 2
Lapwing - 58
Redshank - 4
Black-headed Gull - 72
Common Tern - 85
Saline Lagoon Time:AM Tide:Mid
Lapwing - 6 (3 chicks)
Oystercatcher - 2
Swallow - 2
Redshank - 2
Gadwall - 6 (3 ducklings)
Hawthorn Wood
Jay - 1
Greenfinch - 3
Nuthatch - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3 (female & 2 juvenile)
Bullfinch - 10
Goldfinch - 5
Chaffinch - 13
Robin - 1 (juvenile)
Dunnock - 2
Coal Tit - 4
Other Birds Noted Around Site
Kingfisher (river reedbed) - 1
Cormorant (River Wear) - 1
Kestrel (River Wear) - 1 (female)
Kestrel (lagoon footpath) - 4 (male & juveniles)
Chiffchaff (Hollowood) - 1
Tufted Duck (reservoir) - 24 (4 ducklings)
Grey Heron (Wader Lake footpath) - 1 (juvenile)
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals:
Roe Deer (top meadow - female)
Invertebrates:
Speckled Wood (Hollowood)
Meadow Brown (forgotten meadow) - 5
Peacock (lagoon)
