Wildlife Sightings - 09/04/2024
River Wear Tide Level: mid
Wader Lake Species
Shoveler - 6
Graylag Goose - 12
Avocet - 5
Canada Goose - 25
Lapwing - 12
Mute Swan - 2
Shelduck - 14
Gadwall - 2
Teal - 10
Tufted Duck - 25
Redshank - 2
Black-Headed Gull - 81
Herring Gull - 4
Grey Heron - 20
Sand Martin - 5
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Blue tit - 3
Coal Tit - 2
Long-tailed tit - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Dunnock - 2
Greenfinch - 5
Robin - 1
Goldfinch - 3
Bullfinch - 3
Chaffinch - 3
Siskin - 10
Great tit - 2
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Canada Goose - 1 (Reservoir)
Canada Goose - 2 (Lagoon meadow)
Graylag - 2 (Lagoon Meadow)
Canalag - 1 (Hybrid) (Lagoon Meadows)
Shelduck - 2 (Lagoon Meadows)
Avocet - 5 (Saline Lagoon)
Gadwall - 2 (Reservoir)
Shelduck - 5 (Corner Meadow)
Tufted Duck - 10 (Reservoir)
Blackcap - 1 (Pen one)
Oystercatcher - 2 (River Wear)
Redshank (River Wear)
Coot (Reservoir)
Grey Heron (Forgotten Meadow + Ponds)
Kestrel (Hawthorn Wood)
Willow Warbler (Around Site)
Reed Bunting - 2 (Wader Lake Footpath)
Curlew - 1 (River Wear)
Blackbirds - 2 (Amphibian ponds)
song thrush - 2 (Play Area) / (North Wood)
Goldcrest - 1 (Spring Gill)
