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Wildlife Sightings - 18/03/26

Wildlife Sightings - 18/03/26

Mute Swan pair on Wader Lake with plenty of Oystercatcher pairs scattered across site .

Lots of birds singing around grounds, Chaffinch, Reed Bunting, Chiffchaff and Great Tit

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Mute Swan
2
Greylag
7
Canada Goose
11
Mallard
18
Shelduck
40
Tufted Duck
5
Gadwall
5
Teal
1
Shoveler
3 m, 1 f
Moorhen
2
Coot
4
Herring Gull
28
Lesser Black Backed Gull
2
Black Headed Gull
63
Greater Black backed Gull
1
Lapwing
1
Oystercatcher
4
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Chiffchaff       ( singing )
1
Blue Tit
3
Nuthatch
1
Great Tit
2
Bullfinch
1m 1f
Coal Tit
2
Greenfinch
1
Long Tailed Tit
2
Dunnock
2
Robin
3
Reed Bunting
1 m
Chaffinch
4
am/pm
Grey Heron
Heronry
25
Tufted Duck
Reservoir
9
Mallard
Reservoir
4
Spotted Redshank
Saline Lagoon
1
Gadwall
Saline Lagoon
2
Reed Bunting     ( singing )
Wader lake path
1
Mute Swan
River Wear
2
Tufted Duck
River Wear
3

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals: Amphibians / Fish:   Invertebrates:           Flora / Fungi:

Lungwort @Stream channel

Lesser periwinkle @Stream channel

Daffodils flowering across site

Dogs Mercury flowering across site

Colts foot flowering across site

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