Wildlife Sightings - 26/01/23
Weather: Clear, light rain
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake Species
Grey Heron - 11 (all in hedge, beginning of nesting season)
Shelduck - 26
Canada Goose - 27
Greylag Goose - 3
Herring Gull - 33
Black-headed Gull - 130
Lapwing - 57
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Bullfinch - 9 (5 male, 4 female)
Robin - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male
Coal Tit - 5
Goldfinch - 2
Blue Tit - 6
Chaffinch - 6 (4 male, 2 female)
Greenfinch - 1
Stockdove - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Mixed Tit flock (pen 1) - 15 Siskin, 3 Goldfinch
Little Grebe (River Wear) - 1
Goldeneye (River Wear) - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Long-tailed Tit (Wader Lake footpath) - 3
Sparrowhawk (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Teal (River Wear) - 17
Curlew (River Wear) - 3
Kestrel (Saline Lagoon meadow) - 1
