Wildlife Sightings - 09/01/2024
Weather: Overcast/cold
Wader Lake Species
Canada Goose (meadow) - 5
Shelduck - 13
Lapwing - 25
Herring Gull - 54 (6 juvenile)
Black-headed Gull - 15
Kestrel - 1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Magpie - 1
Robin - 2
Chaffinch - 4
Blue Tit - 9
Blackbird - 1
Great Tit - 5
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Moorhen - 1
Bullfinch - 3 (2 female, 1 male)
Coal Tit - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male
Sparrowhawk - 1 male
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Goosander (River Wear) - 3 (1male, 2 female)
Mallard (River Wear) - 9
Jackdaw (River Wear) - 1
Moorhen (River Wear) - 9
Teal (River Wear) - 13
Black-headed Gull (River Wear) - 100+
Carrion Crow (River Wear) - 3
Shelduck (River Wear) - 2
Blue Tit (Wader Lake footpath) - 4
Goldfinch (River Reedbed) - 1
Bullfinch (The Lookout) - 1 male
Chaffinch (The Lookout) - 2
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Invertebrates;
Larch Ladybird (Hollowood)
Orange Ladybird (Hollowood)
Flora/Fungi;
Snowdrops (Hawthorn Wood hide)
Velvet Shank (across site) - 100+
Turkeytail (across site) - 100+