Wildlife Sightings - 10/02/22

Weather: Frosty/Sunny
Wind Speed: Low
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: High

Mallard - 14
Coot - 7
Teal - 31
Tufted Duck - 26
Grey Heron - 21
Shelduck - 23
Black-headed Gull - 172
Lapwing - 17
Shoveler - 10
Herring Gull - 37
Oystercatcher - 1
Greylag - 1
Wigeon - 3 (2 male, 1 female)
Mute Swan - 2


Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: Mid

Redshank - 2
Teal - 3
Snipe - 2
Curlew - 3 (on meadow)


Hawthorn Wood

Jay - 2
Willow Tit - 1
Nuthatch - 2


Lookout Feeding Station

Reed Bunting - 1 male
Bullfinch - 7 (4 male, 3 female)
Chaffinch - 9
Robin - 2
Long-tailed Tit - 2
Blue Tit - 3


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Mute Swan (River Wear) - 6 (1 juvenile)
Goldfinch (Amphibian Ponds) - 20+
Mistle Thrush (Wader Lake meadow) - 2
Mute Swan (Reservoir) - 2
Tufted Duck (River Wear) - 4











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