Wildlife sightings - 14/03/2024
Weather: Overcast/Mild
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake Species
Grey Heron - 32
Greylag Goose - 5
Canada Goose - 20
Mute Swan - 3
Shelduck - 36
Gadwall - 8
Teal - 6
Tufted Duck - 15
Coot - 2
Oystercatcher - 4
Lapwing- 11
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Reed Bunting - 1 male
Siskin - 2
Chaffinch - 1 female
Great Tit - 5
Blue Tit - 5
Robin - 2
Stock Dove - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Redshank - River Wear - 8
Cormorant - River Wear - 1
Shelduck - River Wear - 2
Tawny Owl - Hawthorn Wood (Roost) - 2
Gadwall - Reservoir - 2
Goosander - River Wear - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - Hawthorn Wood (drumming on Pylon) - 1
Skylark - River Wear (singing across the other side from our site) - 1
Chiffchaff - Amphibian Ponds - 1
Blackbird - Amphibian Ponds - 2 male + 1 female
Kestrel - Saline Lagoon footpath - 1
Treecreeper - Hawthorn Wood - 1
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals:
Buzzard - Wader Meadow
Canada/Greylag hybrid - Wader Lake
Black-headed/med Gull hybrid - Wader Lake
Black-headed Gull - Wader Lake - 100
Herring Gull - Wader Lake - 15
Wigeon - Wader Lake - 4
