Wildlife Sightings - 04/01/2024
Weather: bright / clear
River Wear Tide Level: low
Wader Lake Species
Canada Goose - 1
Shelduck - 6
Grey Heron - 4
Lapwing - 59
Curlew - 1
Goosander - 2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Stock Dove - 8
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Coal Tit - 2
Blue Tit - 5
Greenfinch - 2
Dunnock - 1
Robin - 3
Chaffinch - 4
Great Tit - 4
Nuthatch - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Reed Bunting - 2 (Wader Lake footpath)
Greylag Goose - 2 (Over site)
Pink-footed Goose - 64 (South West)
Tawny Owl - 2 (Hollow wood)
Redwing - 4 (North wood)
Song Thrush - 1 (Hollow wood)
Kestrel - 1 (North wood)
Herring Gull - 2 (Visitor Centre)
Tufted Duck - 9 (Reservoir)
Tree Creeper - 1 (North wood)
Bullfinch - 3 (Wader Lake footpath)
Jay - 2 (North wood)
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals;
Grey Squirrel (Hawthorn hide)
Roe deer (Reed bed @Saline / Hawthorn wood)
Invertebrates:
Marble Gall
Artichoke Gall
Ramshorn Gall
Cola-nut Gall
Knopper Gall
(Oak Tree) (Querces)
Flora/Fungi;
Dead Man's Fingers (Hawthorn wood)