Wildlife sightings - 20/02/19

Wader Lake (AM, low tide):

Wigeon 7

Grey heron (in the hedge) 32

Shoveler 1

Greylag goose 1

Oystercatcher 2

Song thrush (heard on footpath) 1

Herring gull 22

Tufted duck 39

Lapwing 27

Shelduck 39

Black-headed gull 24


Saline lagoon (AM, low tide):

Gadwall 2

Shelduck 2

Mistle thrush (footpath) 1

Long-tailed tit (footpath) 4

Bullfinch (footpath) 6


Hawthorn Wood feeding station:

Mealy redpoll 7

Lesser redpoll 14

Siskin 3

Greenfinch 1

Great-spotted woodpecker 1

Bullfinch 8

Chaffinch 12

Goldfinch 5

Long-tailed tit 2


Plus:

Mute swan on the River Wear 2

Cormorant on the River Wear 1

Redshank on the River Wear 1

Long-tailed tit on Wader Lake footpath 4

Tufted duck on the reservoir 21

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