Wildlife Sightings 10/02/25
Weather : Overcast/Damp
River Wear Tide Level : Low
Wader Lake Species Am
Shoveller - 3(m)
Tufted Duck - 16
Teal - 2
Gadwall- 2(pair)
Canada Goose -14
Grey Heron - 15 (8nests)
Mute Swan - 1
Herring Gull- 54
Lapwing - 11
Black Headed Gull - 52
Shelduck - 8
Canalag Goose - 1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Nuthatch - 1
Bullfinch - 4
Robin - 1
Goldfinch -1
Chaffinch - 7
Blue Tit - 17
Long Tailed Tit - 6
Siskin - 1(f)
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Redshank - River Wear - 1
Curlew - River Wear - 2 (calling)
Bullfinch - North Wood - 4 (calling)
Blackbird - Wader Lake Footpath - 1(f)
Tree Creeper - Wader Lake Footpath - 2
Goldcrest - Wader Lake Footpath - 2 (1 of which calling)
Robin - Wader Lake Footpath - 1
Wren - Middle Wood - 1
Long-Tailed Tit - Middle Wood - 5
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Roe Deer - Spring Gill - 3
Snowdrops (single and double flowers) in bloom across site
Dog Mercury flowering (male flowers) at Hawthorn Wood