Wildlife Sightings - 13/03/2024
Weather: Mild
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: High
Grey Heron - 27 (23 in heronry)
Greylag Goose - 6
Canada Goose - 13
Canada x Greylag Goose - 1
Shelduck - 33
Lapwing - 31
Avocet - 2
Oystercatcher - 2
Herring Gull - 230
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3
Wigeon - 4 (2 male, 2 female)
Mute Swan - 2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Nuthatch - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Great Tit - 4
Blue Tit - 5
Chaffinch - 5 (3 male, 2 female)
Goldfinch - 1
Stock Dove - 4
Coal Tit - 1
Robin - 1
Siskin - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Reed Bunting - 1 male
Long-tailed Tit - 3
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Tufted Duck (Wader Lake) - 18
Mallard (Wader Lake) - 17
Shelduck (River Wear) - 7
Teal (River Wear) - 2
Cormorant (River Wear) - 1
Mute Swan (River Wear) - 1
Long-tailed Tit (Wader Lake footpath) - 4
Kestrel (Hawthorn Wood) - 2
Greenfinch (The Lookout) - 2 female
Siskin (The Lookout) - 1 male
Buzzard (Heronry) - 1
Sparrowhawk (Heronry) - 1
Reed Bunting (The Lookout) - 1 male
Brambling (The Lookout) - 1 male
Gadwall (Reservoir) - 1
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Amphibians/Fish:
Bufo Bufo - Common Toad (Hawthorn Wood)
Invertebrates:
Vespula Vulgaris - Common Wasp Queen
Flora/Fungi:
Coltsfoot
Gorse
Lungwort
Blackthorn
