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Wildlife Sightings - 23/04/2024

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