Wildlife sightings - 14/04/2022
Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide):
Canada goose 21
Greylag goose 16
Mallard 29
Teal 7
Shelduck 23
Shoveler 3
Gadwall 13
Lapwing 19
Black-headed gull 32
Herring gull 15
Avocet 7
Grey heron 20
Oystercatcher 4
Lesser black
Saline lagoon:
Redshank 1
Oystercatcher 2
Teal 5
Mallard 1
Shoveler 1
Hawthorn Wood feeding station:
Reed bunting 2
Great-spotted woodpecker 2
Bullfinch 7
Nuthatch 1
Greenfinch 2
Long-tailed tit 1
Dunnock 2
Chaffinch 5
The Lookout feeding station:
Bullfinch 2
Willow tit 1
Chiff chaff 1
Dunnock 1
Blue tit 3
Great tit 4
Chaffinch 1
Other birds noted:
Treecreeper in North Wood 1
Redshank on the River Wear 2
Lesser black-backed gull 1
Song thrush at the dragonfly ponds 2
Chiffchaff on Wader Lake footpath 2
Black cap at Northumbrian Water hide 1
Wren on the saline lagoon footpath 1
Other highlights:
Grey squirrel at Hawthorn Wood Hide 3
Buff-tailed bumblebee around site 4
Speckled wood on saline lagoon footpath 1
Glistening inkcap fungus on saline lagoon footpath
Common inkcap fungus on Wader Lake footpath
Marsh marigolds and snake's head fritillary in flower on Forgotten Meadow
