Wildlife Sightings - 01/05/2024
Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake Species
Avocet - 33 (mating, scraping behavior, 2 nests, 1 egg)
Black-headed Gull - 120 (39 nests)
Common Tern - 29
Gadwall - 2
Sand Martin - 11
Swallow - 3
Tufted Duck - 34
Shelduck - 21
Greylag Goose - 6
Canada Goose - 18
Grey Heron - 25 & 3 chicks
Shoveler - 2 male
Redshank - 3
Lapwing - 19
Teal - 2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Robin - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male
Goldfinch - 3
Bullfinch - 4
Nuthatch - 1
Coal Tit - 2
Blue Tit - 4
Stock Dove - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Willow Warbler (Wader Lake footpath) - 2
Goldfinch (Wader Lake footpath) - 3
Teal (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Black-headed Gull (Saline Lagoon) - 3
Shelduck (Saline Lagoon) - 6
Grey Heron (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Reed Warbler (River Reedbed) - 1 heard
Tufted Duck (River Wear) - 4
Lesser Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - 2
