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Wildlife Sightings - 13/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 13/03/2024

Weather: Mild

River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: High

Grey Heron - 27 (23 in heronry)

Greylag Goose - 6

Canada Goose - 13

Canada x Greylag Goose - 1

Shelduck - 33

Lapwing - 31

Avocet - 2

Oystercatcher - 2

Herring Gull - 230

Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3

Wigeon - 4 (2 male, 2 female)

Mute Swan - 2


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Nuthatch - 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Great Tit - 4

Blue Tit - 5

Chaffinch - 5 (3 male, 2 female)

Goldfinch - 1

Stock Dove - 4

Coal Tit - 1

Robin - 1

Siskin - 2 (1 male, 1 female)

Reed Bunting - 1 male

Long-tailed Tit - 3


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Tufted Duck (Wader Lake) - 18

Mallard (Wader Lake) - 17

Shelduck (River Wear) - 7

Teal (River Wear) - 2

Cormorant (River Wear) - 1

Mute Swan (River Wear) - 1

Long-tailed Tit (Wader Lake footpath) - 4

Kestrel (Hawthorn Wood) - 2

Greenfinch (The Lookout) - 2 female

Siskin (The Lookout) - 1 male

Buzzard (Heronry) - 1

Sparrowhawk (Heronry) - 1

Reed Bunting (The Lookout) - 1 male

Brambling (The Lookout) - 1 male

Gadwall (Reservoir) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Amphibians/Fish:

Bufo Bufo - Common Toad (Hawthorn Wood)


Invertebrates:

Vespula Vulgaris - Common Wasp Queen


Flora/Fungi:

Coltsfoot

Gorse

Lungwort

Blackthorn