Wildlife Sightings - 05/03/2024
Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Black-headed Gull - 105
Mute Swan - 3 (1 juvenile)
Moorhen - 4
Tufted Duck - 13 (10 male, 3 female)
Lapwing - 32
Starling - 1
Oystercatcher - 1
Wigeon - 4 (2 male, 2 female)
Herring Gull - 9
Grey Heron - 19 (17 in heronry)
Shelduck - 26
Shoveler - 1 male
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Willow Tit - 1 (red/orange ring)
Nuthatch - 1
Treecreeper - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 heard
Stock Dove - 4
Robin - 1
Coal Tit - 1
Chaffinch - 4
Great Tit - 3
Dunnock - 1
Blackbird - 2 (1 female, 1 male)
Blue Tit - 7
Bullfinch - 2 (1 female, 1 male)
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Canada Goose (Wader Lake) - 3
Teal (Wader Lake) - 12
Tufted Duck (River Wear) - 21 (10 male, 11 female)
Shelduck (River Wear) - 4
Mallard (River Wear) - 5
Canada Goose (River Wear) - 6 flew over
Teal (River Wear) - 3
Moorhen (River Wear) - 2
Cormorant (River Wear) - 1 flew over
Goldeneye (River Wear) - 1 male
Grey Heron (River Wear) - 1 flew over
Teal (Saline Lagoon) - 2 (1 female, 1 male)
Grey Heron (Forgotten Meadow ponds)
Mealy Redpoll (South Wood) - 3
