Wildlife Sightings - 21/04/2024
Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Greylag Goose - 6
Canada Goose - 16
Mute Swan - 2
Shoveler - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Gadwall - 4 (2 male, 2 female)
Teal - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Tufted Duck - 2
Coot - 2
Oystercatcher - 4
Lapwing - 10
Redshank - 6
Common Sandpiper - 1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Chaffinch - 3 (2 female, 1 male)
Stock Dove - 3
Coal Tit - 1
Blue Tit - 3
Great Tit - 3
Robin - 1
Nuthatch - 3 (2 male, 1 female)
Reed Bunting - 1 male
Goldfinch - 3
Bullfinch - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Dunnock - 1
Blackcap - 1
Treecreeper - 1
Wren - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Lesser Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - 2
Black-headed Gull (Wader Lake) - 46
Herring Gull (Wader Lake) - 1
Shoveler (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Grey Heron (Wader Lake heronry) - 21
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Jackdaw (Hawthorn Wood) - 2
Kestrel (Hawthorn Wood) - 2
Sand Martin (Wader Lake) - 8
Swallow (Amphibian Pond) - 1
Swallow (River Wear) - 1
Avocet - 11
Chiffchaff (Wader Lake footpath) - 2
Avocet (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Common Sandpiper (River Wear) - 2
Reed Warbler (Filter Reedbed) - 1
Long-tailed Tit (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Robin (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Willow Warbler (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Greenfinch (Amphibian Ponds) - 1
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals:
Roe Deer (Top Meadow) - 2
