Wildlife Sightings - 04/01/25
Weather: Cold & frosty
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
Water Level: 96% frozen
Wader Lake Species
Curlew - 310 (spotted first thing this morning)
Black-headed Gull - 550
Herring Gull - 145
Shoveler - 4
Gadwall - 2
Teal - 2
Carrion Crow - 4
Stock Dove - 5
Greater Black Backed Gull - 1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Nuthatch - 1
Bullfinch - 5
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2
Chaffinch - 3
Coal Tit - 2
Greenfinch - 1
Blue Tit - 5
Great Tit - 4
Robin - 2
Dunnock - 1
Long-tailed tit - 5
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Goldcrest - 1 - Hollowood
Mute Swan - 2 - River
Tufted Duck - 23 - Reservoir
Coot - 1 - Reservoir
Long-tailed tit - 1 - Reservoir
Mallard - 45 - Reservoir
Cormorant - 2 - River
Shelduck - 12 - Stream Channel
Little Grebe - 1 - River
Gadwall - 4 - Reservoir
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals:
Roe Deer x 4 @ Hawthorn Wood