Wildlife Sightings 12/03/25
Weather :Wind & Hail
River Wear Tide Level : Low
Wader Lake Species Am
Lesser Black-Backed Gull- 1
Shoveller - 6
Oystercatcher -2
Black-Headed Gull -60
Herring Gull - 5
Greylag Goose- 6
Canada Goose -7
Gadwall-1(m) 1(f)
Grey Heron *13 active nests from Wader Lake side* - 42 (2juv)
Lapwing - 11
Shelduck - *pairs defending territory* -49
Mute Swan - 2
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Area
Reed Bunting - 1 pair (1m,1f)
Robin -2
Long-Tailed Tit -3
Blue Tit -6
Goldfinch -4
Chaffinch -4
Green Finch -3
Coal Tit - 2
Nuthatch - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Curlew - River Wear -1
Black-headed Gull - River Wear - 30
Herring Gull - River Wear - 10
Oystercatcher - River Wear -2
Curlew - Saline Lagoon Meadow -23
Canada Goose -Saline Lagoon Meadow -2
Nuthatch - Hawthorn Wood -1 calling
Dunnock - Top meadow hedge/Spring Gill -2 singing
*Other Birds Singing Around Site* Chiffchaff, Bullfinch, Nuthatch
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals : Roe Deer - North Wood - 3
Flora/Fungi : White dead nettle, Marsh marigold flowering in Wet Woodland, Blackthorn flowering on opposite side of River Wear, Colts foot, European gorse flowering across the site, Lesser periwinkle flowering at the play area and stream channel, Lungwort flowering at the stream channel, Primrose flowering across the site and in Spring Gill, Dogs mercury flowering in Hawthorn Wood
