Wildlife sightings - 27/02/19
Wader Lake (AM, high tide):
Avocet 3
Lapwing (12 on meadow) 46
Oystercatcher 2
Common gull 1
Black-headed gull 280
Grey heron (21 nests) 40
Wigeon 6
Teal 34
Gadwall 2
Shoveler 4
Shelduck 36
Saline lagoon (AM, high tide):
Shelduck 9
Common snipe 1
Hawthorn Wood feeding station:
Great-spotted woodpecker 2
Nuthatch 2
Mealy redpoll 2
Lesser redpoll 12
Bullfinch 10
Chaffinch 14
Brambling 1
Willow tit 2
Long-tailed tit 4
Plus:
Reed bunting on Wader Lake footpath east corner
Grey wagtail at the gully/on the river 3
Kestrel at the Wader Lake nest box 1
Mute swan on the River Wear 2
Cormorant flying over site 8
Tree sparrow on the centre feeders 8
Willow tit on the centre feeders 1
Comma butterfly at the play area
Small tortoiseshell butterfly at the reservoir
