Wildlife Sightings - 09/10/2023
Weather: cloudy with sunny spells
River Wear Tide Level: low + coming in
Wader Lake Species
Redshank - 1
Teal - 4
Moorhen - 4
Saline Lagoon Species
Bar-tailed godwit - 1
Kingfisher - 1
Sparrow hawk - 1
Teal - 23
Jay - 1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Blue Tit - 3
Pheasant - 4
Coal Tit - 1
Bullfinch - 1 +1 Juvenile
Great Tit - 1
Dunnock - 2
Willow tit - 1
Long-tailed tit - 3
Moorhen - 1
Magpie - 1
Siskin - 1
Other Bird Species Noted
Willow Tit (Reservoir) - 1 (unringed) (Heard only) (Lagoon Meadow path)
Willow Tit (Reservoir) - 1 (unringed) (Hawthorn wood)
Grey Wagtail - 1 (Visitor centre)
Redwing - 4 (Flew south west) (Forgotten meadow ponds)
Tufted duck - 13 (Reservoir)
Buzzard -1 (Reedbed Lookout)
Lapwing - 30 (Flew South) (Top Meadow)
Curlew - 1 (River wear)
Buzzard - 1 (Top Meadow)
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals;
Grey Squirrel
Invertebrates:
Dragonfly's (Wader lake path)
Flora / Fungi:
Stump Puffball
Giant Puffball
Ink cap
