Wildlife Sightings - 28/03/2024
Weather: Overcast, sunny spells, showers
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake Species
Greylag Goose - 6
Canada Goose - 29
Mute Swan - 2
Shelduck - 28
Shoveler - 4 (2 female, 2 male)
Tufted Duck - 16
Stock Dove - 2
Oystercatcher - 2
Lapwing - 14
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2
Grey Heron - 25
Carrion Crow - 1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Stock Dove - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male
Coal Tit - 1
Siskin - 30
Dunnock - 1
Bullfinch - 4 (2 female, 2 male)
Goldfinch - 1
Blue Tit - 6
Great Tit - 6
Chaffinch - 5
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Shelduck (River Wear) - 2
Teal (River Wear) - 2
Tufted Duck (reservoir) - 16
Curlew (River Wear) - 9
Redshank (River Wear) - 2
Cormorant (River Wear) - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Nuthatch (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Little Egret (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Tawny Owl (Hawthorn Wood roost) - 2
Sparrowhawk (Willow the Wisp) - 1
Greenfinch (centre feeders) - 1
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals:
Fox poo (The Orchard)
Invertebrates:
Bumblebees (Wader Lake footpath)
