Wildlife Sightings - 16/02/2023

Weather: Cloudy

River wear tide level: High

A.M

Wader lake:

Shelduck - 11

Redshank - 5

Grey Heron - 26

Lapwing - 87

Tufted duck - 1

Oystercatcher - 1

Canada goose - 10

Herring Gull - 26

Black-headed Gull - 121

Wigeon - 7

Teal - 1

Robin - 1 (Footpath)

Hawthorn wood:

Bullfinch - 6

Greenfich - 3

Goldfinch - 4

Chaffinch - 3

Dunnock - 2

Robin - 2

Greater-spotted woodpecker - 1

Coal tit - 4

Blue tit - 2

Great tit - 5

Other birds noted around site:

Grey Heron - 1 (Hidden Meadow)

Jay - 1 (Hidden Meadow)

Teal - 5 (River wear)

Redshank - 1 (River wear)

Tufted duck - 9 (River wear)

Long-tailed tit - 7 (Dragon fly pond)

Little Grebe - 2 (River wear)

Mute Swan - 3 (Flying over west of site)

Willow tit - 2 (1 with red and white ring) (Gully)

Grey Partridge - 2 (Window on the wear 1)

Mistle Thrush - 1 (Events lawn)

Tree Sparrow - 1 (Education barn)

Song Thrush - 1 (Opposite education barn)

Tufted duck - 2 (Reservoir)

Woodcock - 1 (Hollow wood)

Teal - 5 (Saline lagoon)

Curlew - 2 (Saline lagoon)

Black-headed Gull - 2 (Saline lagoon)

Willow tit - 1 (Amphibian pond)


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