Wildlife Sightings 20/02/22

Weather: Windy, slight rain

Wind Speed: Mid

River Wear Tide Level: Mid, fast

Wader Lake

Shoveler - 3(m)
Canada Geese - 4
Wigeon - 1(m)
Red shank - 7
Gadwall - 4 (2m,2f)
Curlew - 9
Mistle Thrush (on meadow) - 2
Heron (7 in trees) - 23
Common Gull - 1
Black-headed Gull - 38
Herring Gull - 43

Saline Lagoon

Teal - 3
Mallard - 2
Moorhen - 1
Stock Dove (on meadow) - 1

Hawthorn Wood

Nuthatch - 2
Coal tit - 2
Dunnock - 3
Siskin - 1(f)
Robin - 4
Chaffinch - 6

Lookout Feeding Station

Nuthatch - 2
Greenfinch - 1(m)
Long-tailed tit - 6
Coal tit - 1
Bullfinch (2m,1f) - 3
Robin - 2

Other birds noted around site

Nuthatch Hawthorn Wood - 1
Reed bunting Amphibian Ponds - 1(m)
GS Woodpecker Amphibian Ponds - 1(f)
Long-tailed tit Amphibian Ponds - 5
Tufted duck River Wear - 5
Red shank River Wear - 1

Mammals

Grey Squirrel Hawthorn Wood - 4

Fungi

Scarlet Elf Cup @ Hawthorn Wood
Jelly Ear @ Hawthorn Wood
Jelly Ear @ Amp. Ponds
Oysterling sp. @ The Lookout

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