Wildlife sightings - 20/02/19
Wader Lake (AM, low tide):
Wigeon 7
Grey heron (in the hedge) 32
Shoveler 1
Greylag goose 1
Oystercatcher 2
Song thrush (heard on footpath) 1
Herring gull 22
Tufted duck 39
Lapwing 27
Shelduck 39
Black-headed gull 24
Saline lagoon (AM, low tide):
Gadwall 2
Shelduck 2
Mistle thrush (footpath) 1
Long-tailed tit (footpath) 4
Bullfinch (footpath) 6
Hawthorn Wood feeding station:
Mealy redpoll 7
Lesser redpoll 14
Siskin 3
Greenfinch 1
Great-spotted woodpecker 1
Bullfinch 8
Chaffinch 12
Goldfinch 5
Long-tailed tit 2
Plus:
Mute swan on the River Wear 2
Cormorant on the River Wear 1
Redshank on the River Wear 1
Long-tailed tit on Wader Lake footpath 4
Tufted duck on the reservoir 21
