Wildlife Sightings - 11/02/2024

Weather: Rain
River Wear Tide Level: Low


Wader Lake Species

Grey Heron - 25 (21 in heron hedge)
Mute Swan - 2
Canada Goose - 8
Shelduck - 9
Oystercatcher - 4
Lapwing - 21
Redshank - 6
Tufted Duck - 9
Black-headed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 12
Moorhen - 5
Coot - 3


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Nuthatch - 1
Siskin - 4
Long-tailed Tit - 5
Chaffinch - 7 (4 male, 3 female)
Bullfinch - 4 (2 male, 2 female)
Goldfinch - 1
Blue Tit - 7
Great Tit - 5
Coal Tit - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 female


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Goldfinch (Wader Lake footpath) - 3
Jay (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Blackbird (Wader Lake footpath) - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Shelduck (Wader Lake meadow) - 23
Mallard (Wader Lake meadow) - 8
Lapwing (Wader Lake meadow) - 6
Woodpigeon (Wader Lake meadow) - 8
Carrion Crow (Wader Lake meadow) - 2
Teal (Saline Lagoon) - 9
Tufted Duck (reservoir) - 4
Mallard (reservoir) - 24
Moorhen (reservoir) - 6


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Flora/Fungi:

Stump Puffball (Middle Wood)

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