Wildlife Sightings - 01/04/2024
Weather: Wet
River Wear Tide Level: mid
Wader Lake Species
Avocet - 35
Sand Martin - 1 (Singing) (4 yesterday)
Graylag Goose - 14
Canada Goose - 20
Shelduck - 15
Gadwall - 4
Teal - 18
Tufted Duck - 34
Shoveler - 14
Coot - 4
Lapwing - 10
Redshank - 11
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Bullfinch - 4
Siskin - 5
Reed Bunting - 1
Greenfinch - 1
Chaffinch - 4
Robin - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 2
Pheasant - 1
Stock Dove - 4
Great tit - 6 (1 leucitic)
Blue tit - 7
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Graylag + Canada Goose (Hybrid) - 1 (Forgotten Meadow + ponds)
Towny Owl -2 (Hawthorn wood roost)
Redshank - 8 (flew south over River wear) (Hawthorn wood)
Goldfinch - 3 (Wader lake footpath)
Greenfinch - 1 Centre feeders)
Song Thrush - (Hawthorn wood)
Mistle Thrush - 1 (Singing) (River Wear)
Tree Creeper - 1 (Hawthorn wood)
Nuthatch - 1 (Hawthorn wood)
Long-tailed Tit - 3 (Wader lake footpath)
Goldcrest - 1 (Hollow wood)
Kestrel - 1 (Saline Lagoon)
Cormorant - 1 (River Wear)
Graylag Goose (Lagoon Meadow)
Shelduck - 2 (Lagoon Meadow)
Tufted Duck - 10 (River Wear)
Tufted Duck - 6 (Reservoir)
Herring Gull - 20 (Wader lake)
Lesser black-backed Gull - 2 (Wader lake)
Carrion Crow - 2 (Hollow wood)
Wren - 1 (Amphibian ponds)
Black bird - 2 (Visitor Centre)
Reed Bunting - 1 (Wader Lake Footpath)
