Wildlife Sightings 12/03/2023
Weather: Sunny
River wear tide level: mid
A.M:
Wader lake:
Mute Swan - 1
Canada goose - 8
Wigeon - 4
Grey Heron - 24
Greylag Goose - 6
Shelduck - 26
Lapwing - 28
Herring Gull - 66
Black-headed Gull - 208
Teal - 107
Tufted duck - 11
Oystercatcher - 3
Gadwall - 7
Hawthorn wood:
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 2
Dunnock - 1
Robin - 1
Jay - 1
Great tit - 6
Blue tit - 5
Coal tit - 4
Long-tailed tit - 1
Chaffinch - 2
Bullfinch - 2
Saline Lagoon:
Redshank
Oystercatcher
Teal
Shelduck
Gadwall
Other birds noted around site:
Tufted duck ( River wear)
Golden eye (River wear)
Gadwall (Reservoir)
Shelduck (Reservoir)
Tufter duck (Reservoir)
Great-spotted Woodpecker (Hawthorn wood + South wood)
Grey Heron - 1 (Forgotten meadow)
Robin - 1 (South wood)
Jay - 1 (Top meadow)
Dunnock - 1 (Amphibian pond)
Other Wildlife Species spotted on grounds: