Wildlife Sightings - 23/04/2024
Weather: Overcast/drizzle
River Wear Tide Level:
Wader Lake Species
Shelduck - 36
Avocet - 13
Gadwall - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Sand Martin - 3
Canada Goose - 23
Mallard - 16
Teal - 8
Mute Swan - 2
Greylag Goose - 19
Herring Gull - 4
Black-headed Gull - 64
Oystercatcher - 2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Coal Tit - 1
Reed Bunting - 1 male
Goldfinch - 4
Chaffinch - 4 (3 female, 1 male)
Great Tit - 3
Greenfinch - 1 male
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Dunnock - 2
Blue Tit - 3
Bullfinch - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Robin - 1
Stock Dove - 2
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Grey Heron (Heronry) - 15
Lapwing (Wader Lake meadow) - 11 & 7 chicks
Shoveler (Wader Lake) - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Canada x Greylag Hybrid (Wader Lake) - 1
Blackcap (Wild Orchard) - 1 male
Wren (The Lookout) - 1
Greenfinch (The Lookout) - 1
Robin (The Lookout) - 1
Avocet (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Teal (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Shelduck (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Invertebrates:
Buff-tailed Bumblebee
Flora/Fungi:
Cowslip
Herb Robert
Bluebells
Forget-me-not
Cuckoo Flower
Common Daisy
Dandelion
Gorse
