Wildlife Sightings - 06/12/2023
Weather: Cold & bright
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Canada Goose - 1
Shelduck - 5
Black-headed Gull - 114
Teal - 8
Herring Gull - 4
Pheasant - 1 male
Carrion Crow - 4
Moorhen - 1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3 (2 female & 1 male)
Nuthatch - 2
Bullfinch - 11 (7 male & 4 female)
Greenfinch - 6
Goldfinch - 4
Long-tailed Tit - 11
Coal Tit - 4
Blue Tit - 10
Great Tit - 8
Stock Dove - 3
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Male Sparrowhawk with prey(blackbird) (Forgotten Meadow) - 1
Mealy Redpoll (silver birch at waterfall) - 10
Goldcrest (silver birch at waterfall) - 2
Treecreeper (silver birch at waterfall) - 1
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 11
Redshank (River Wear) - 2
Jay (Top Meadow) - 1
Bullfinch (The Lookout) - 4 (2 male & 2 female)
Kingfisher (River Wear) - 1
Water Rail (Hawthorn Wood) - 1 heard
Greenfinch (The Lookout) - 1
Kestrel (over River Wear) - 1
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals;
Grey Squirrel
