Wildlife Sightings - 30/11/2023
Weather: Bright/hail
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Black-headed Gull - 144
Rook - 3
Carrion Crow - 1
Shelduck - 2
Teal - 30
Herring Gull - 25
Mallard - 30
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Treecreeper - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Bullfinch - 1 female
Goldfinch - 4
Nuthatch - 1
Coal Tit - 2
Chaffinch - 10
Great Tit - 5
Blue Tit - 6
Magpie - 8
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Long-tailed Tit (Hollowood) - 10
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 14
Goldcrest (Top Meadow) - 2
Grey Wagtail (River Wear) - 1
Goosander (River Wear) - 1 male
Grey Heron (River Wear) - 1
Kingfisher (Gully) - 1
Little Egret (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Water Rail (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Fieldfare (Top Meadow) - 2
Jay (Corner Meadow) - 1
Jay (Wader Lake meadow) - 2
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals;
Otter (feeding on River Wear by the Gully)
Grey Squirrel (Hawthorn Wood Hide)
Amphibian/Fish:
Fish (eaten by otter)
Flora/Fungi;
Giant Puffball (Wader Lake footpath)
