Wildlife Sightings 04/05/2025
Weather : Cool, rain showers
River Wear Tide Level : High
| am/pm | Wader Lake Species
| | Total | ||
| Mute swans*territorial display between pair and lone swan* | 3 | ||||
| Shelduck | 42 | ||||
| Avocet*1 with green and gold/yellow leg ring* | 18 | ||||
| Black-headed gull | 39 | ||||
| Shoveller | 6 | ||||
| Oystercatcher | 2 | ||||
| Herring gull | 64 | ||||
| Lesser black backed gull | 1 | ||||
| Common sandpiper | 1 | ||||
| Common tern | 1 + 2calling | ||||
| Grey Heron*1 juv fledging- perched out nest, in lower tree* | 13 ad, 5 juv | ||||
| Greylag goose | 4 ad, 4 goslings | ||||
| Canada goose | 5 | ||||
| Gadwall | 5 | ||||
| Lapwing*1 nesting on meadow* | 6 | ||||
| Tufted duck* 1 pair on meadow* | 6 | ||||
| Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area | Total | Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area | Total | ||
| Chaffinch | 4 | Blue tit | 5 | ||
| Great tit | 2 | ||||
| am/pm
| Bird Species Noted Around Site | Location | Total | ||
| Sedge warbler | Wader lake footpath | 1 | |||
| Black cap | Wader lake footpath | 1 | |||
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals Flora/Fungi
Hare x2 @ Hidden Meadow
Common dog violet x4 @North Wood and Spring Gill, Woodruff @ Spring Gill, Bugle @North Wood, Wildgarlic @North Wood, Blue Bells (English) @Spring Gill, Primrose @Spring Gill, Meadow foxtail @Old Oak meadow and top meadow
