Wildlife Sightings - 18/04/2024

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Weather: Overcast

River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Species

Shoveler - 3 (2 male + 1 female)

Gadwall - 2 (1 male + 1 female)

Teal - 2 (1male + 1 female)

Tufted Duck - 2 (1 male + 1 female)

Oystercatcher - 4 (2 pairs)

Lapwing - 8

Avocet - 23

Gadwall - 2 (1male + 1 female)


Hawthorn Wood Feeding Area

Green Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male

Nuthatch - 2 (1male + 1 female)

Red Bunting - 1 female

Goldfinch - 2

Greenfinch - 2

Bullfinch - 3 (2male + 1 female)

Coal Tit - 2

Chaffinch - 3

Dunnock - 1

Robin - 3

Stove Dove - 3

Sparrowhawk - 1


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Goosander - River Wear - 3

Song Thrush - Hollowood - 1

Mistle Thrush - River Wear - 1

Blackcap - Reservoir - 2 male

Greylag Goose + Goslings - Reservoir - 8

Curlew - River Wear - 1

Jackdaw - Hawthorn Wood - 2

Reed Warbler - Reedbed Lookout - 1

Chiffchaff - Filter Reedbed - 2

Goldcrest - Hawthorn Wood - 1

Blackcap - North Wood - 1

Long-tailed Tit - Lagoon Meadow - 2

Coal Tit - Hollowood - 2

Blue Tit - Hawthorn Hide - 3

Great Tit - Hawthorn Hide - 3

Willow Warbler - North Wood - 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker - Hollowood - 1

Tufted Duck - River Wear - 1

Wren - Hawthorn Wood - 1

Tufted Duck - Reservoir - 16

Gadwall - River Wear - 2 (1 male + 1 female)

Canada Goose _ Reservoir - 1

Grey Heron - Hawthorn Wood - 1

Magpie - Hawthorn Hide - 2





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