Wildlife Sightings - 15/03/23

Weather: Sunny and cloudy
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: High

Tufted Duck - 2
Black-headed Gull - 216
Avocet - 9
Shelduck - 36
Greylag Goose - 9
Grey Heron - 21
Herring Gull - 45
Lapwing - 17
Wigeon - 8
Mute Swan - 1
Teal - 8
Gadwall - 1 male


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Long-tailed Tit - 1
Blue Tit - 4
Great Tit - 7
Coal Tit - 1
Moorhen - 1
Mallard - 2
Chaffinch - 1
Bullfinch - 4
Robin - 1
Blackbird - 2


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Mute Swan (River Wear) - 1
Shelduck (River Wear) - 2
Goldeneye (River Wear) - 2 male
Teal (River Wear) - 18
Mallard (River Wear) - 9
Grey Partridge (Wader Lake footpath) - 2
Redpoll (Wader Lake footpath) - 6
Long-tailed Tit (The Lookout) - 2
Dunnock (The Lookout) - 1
Blackbird (The Lookout) - 4
Sparrowhawk (over site)- 1 female
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Hollowood) - Drumming

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