Wildlife Sightings - 12/03/2024
Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Gadwall - 1 male
Mute Swan - 2
Common Shelduck - 13
Greylag Goose - 4
Canada Goose - 4
Mallard - 8
Tufted Duck - 5
Grey Heron (Heronry) - 25 +
Oystercatcher - 4
Lapwing - 5
Black-headed Gull + med hybrid - 32
Herring Gull - 64
Wigeon - 4 (2 male + 2 female)
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Stockdove - 2
Siskin - 2
Bullfinch - 4 (2 male + 2 female)
Chaffinch - 3
Dunnock - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Robin -1
Blackbird - 1 female
Great Tit - 4
Blue Tit - 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Redshank - River Wear - 1
Teal - River Wear - 4
Shelduck - River Wear - 2
Reed Bunting - Amphibian Ponds - 1 Male
Reed Bunting - Wader Lake footpath - 1 female
Treecreeper - Middle Wood - 1
Nuthatch - Saline Lagoon footpath - 1
Greenfinch - The Lookout - 2
Wren (singing) - Spring Gill - 1
Buzzard - Hollowood - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Saline Lagoon footpath - 1
Magpie - Middle Wood - 1
Gadwall - Reservoir - 2 Male + 1 female
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals:
Grey Squirrel
