Wildlife Sightings - 07/04/2024
River Wear Tide Level: high
Wader Lake Species
Avocet - 34
Redshank - 4
Oystercatcher - 2
Lapwing - 4
Shelduck - 21
Shoveler - 5
Teal - 8
Tufted Duck - 6
Black-Headed Gull - 62
Herring Gull - 21
Graylag - 6
Canada Goose - 4
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Chaffinch - 9
Bullfinch - 3
Goldfinch - 2
Greenfinch - 2
Siskin - 10
Blue tit - 6
Great tit - 5
Coal Tit - 1
Reed Bunting - 1
Robin - 2
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Redshank - 2 (River Wear)
Long-Tailed tit - 1 (Wader Lake Meadow)
Canada Goose - 15 (Wader Lake meadow)
Canalag (Hybrid) - 1 (Wader Lake Meadow)
Graylag - 7 (Wader Lake Meadow)
Shelduck - 19 (Wader Lake Meadow)
Lapwing - 7 (Wader Lake Meadow)
Coot - 4 (Wader Lake Meadow)
Grey Heron - 20 (Heronry)
Grey Heron - 1 (Saline Lagoon)
Kestrel - 1 (Saline Lagoon footpath)
Amphibian / Fish:
Smooth Newt (Amphibian ponds)
Invertebrates:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Flora / Fungi:
Marsh Marigold Cuckoo Flower (Amphibian ponds)
Green Alkanet (Wader Lake footpath)
