Wildlife sightings - 22/03/19
a.m. Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake
Avocet 36
Lapwing 26
Redshank 4
Oystercatcher 4
Common snipe 5
Mute swan 2
Shelduck 47
Shoveler 12
Gadwall 6
Wigeon 2
Teal 17
Saline Lagoon
Avocet 3
Oystercatcher 2
Lapwing 1
Hawthorn Wood
Brambling 14
Mealy redpoll 4
Lesser redpoll 1-
Siskin 2
Goldfinch 2
Bullfinch 11
Greenfinch 2
Chaffinch 20
Willow tit 2
Long-tailed tit 4
Nuthatch 1
Great-spotted woodpecker 2
Other birds
Chiffchaff - 2 - Wader Lake footpath
Willow warbler - 1 - Wader Lake footpath
Jay - 1 - Wader Lake footpath
Song thrush - 1 - Wader Lake footpath
Reed bunting - 1 - Wader Lake footpath
Goosander - 6 - River Wear
Goldeneye - 4 - River Wear
Grey heron - 51 - River Wear
Other wildlife
Common toad - amphibian ponds
Peacock butterfly
Comma butterfly
Flora
Blackthorn
