Wildlife Sightings - 30/03/2024
Weather: sunny
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake Species
Mute Swan - 4
Shelduck - 30
Graylag Goose - 8
Gadwall - 6
Shoveler - 4
Teal Duck - 10
Tufted Duck - 8
Oystercatcher - 4
Avocet - 33
Redshank - 6
Lapwing - 21
Grey Heron - 31
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Siskin - 36
Goldfinch - 10
Brambling - 1
Chaffinch -9
Greenfinch - 2
Bullfinch - 7
Willow tit - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Coal tit - 5
Robin - 2
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Common Buzzard - 1 (Forgotten Meadow)
Blackcap - 1 (North wood)
Willow Warbler - 1 (Wader lake footpath)
Chiffchaff - 14 (Across site)
Song Thrush - 1 (North Wood)
Cormorant - 2 (River Wear)
Herring Gull - 7 (Wader lake)
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 (Wader Lake)
Goldfinch - 1 (The Lookout)
Chaffinch - 2 (The Lookout)
Tufted Duck - 2 (River Wear)
Reed Bunting - 1 (Lagoon)
Oystercatcher - 2 (Saline Lagoon)
Grey Heron - 1 (River Reedbed)
Sparrow Hawk - 1 (Car Park)
Grey Partridge - 4 (Lagoon Meadow)
Kestrel - 2 ( Hawthorn wood)
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Invertebrates:
Tree Bumblebee
