Wildlife Sightings 09/02/22

Weather: Sunny
Wind Speed: Moderate
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: High

Grey Heron - 34 (14 in hedge & 20 below hedge)
Shelduck - 21
Shoveler - 12 (8 male, 4 female)
Wigeon - 5 (3 male, 2 female)
Teal - 30
Mallard - 18
Tufted Duck - 10
Lapwing - 20 (12 on meadow)
Black-headed Gull - 117
Herring Gull - 46
Coot - 4


Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: High

Redshank - 3
Little Grebe - 1


Hawthorn Wood

Willow Tit - 1
Bullfinch - 9 (3 male, 6 female)
Chaffinch - 12
Wren - 1
Greenfinch - 2
Jay - 1


Lookout Feeding Station

Robin - 3
Long-tailed Tit - 10
Coal Tit - 4
Nuthatch - 1


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Siskin (Wader Lake footpath) - 18
Gold finch (Wader Lake footpath) - 7
Stock Dove (Wader Lake meadow) - 11
Goosander (River Wear) - 3
Kestrel (North Wood) - 1 male


Other Wildlife Species Around Site

Flora/Fungi;

Snowdrops (gully)

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