Wildlife Sightings - 14/02/2024
Weather: Overcast/misty
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: Mid
Grey Heron - 6
Mute Swan - 2
Canada Goose - 5
Shelduck - 7
Wigeon - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Tufted Duck - 5 (2 male, 3 female)
Oystercatcher - 2
Lapwing - 34
Black-headed Gull - 45
Carrion Crow - 3
Mallard - 16
Coot - 3
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Robin - 3
Sparrowhawk - 1 male
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 (1 female, 1 male)
Coal Tit - 2
Chaffinch - 7 (5 male, 2 female)
Bullfinch - 5 (3 male, 2 female)
Dunnock - 1
Great Tit - 3
Nuthatch - 1
Blue Tit - 8
Greenfinch - 1 male
Siskin - 1 male
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Grey Heron (Heronry) - 26
Gadwall (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Shelduck (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Teal (Saline Lagoon) - 3
Cormorant (River Wear) - 1
Mute Swan (River Wear) - 3
Redshank (River Wear) - 2
Siskin (Wader Lake footpath) - 25
Blue Tit (Wader Lake footpath) - 3
Robin (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Flora/Fungi:
Jelly Ear (Hawthorn Wood)
Snowdrops
