Wildlife Sightings 23/3/22

Weather: Bright, no clouds

Wind speed : low

River Wear tide level: Mid

Wader Lake:

Pintail (f) - 1
Shoveler (5m,2f) - 7
Gadwall (5m,5f) - 10
Grey Herons (28 in tree) - 32
Oyster catcher - 3
Wigeon (2m,3f) - 5
Common Gull (2nd year) - 1
Shelduck - 33
Kingfisher (fly over) - 1
Mute Swan - 1
Lesser black-backed Gull - 1
Tufted Duck (2m,2f) - 4
Crow (in tree line) - 21
Lapwing (18 on meadow)
Teal - 4
Herring Gull - 55
Black headed Gull - 120
Redshank - 1

Saline Lagoon

Shelduck (meadow) - 4
Greylag goose (meadow) - 7
Mute Swan - 1
Teal - 4
Oyster catcher - 2
Redshank - 1

Hawthorn Wood

Nuthatch - 2
Greenfinch (m,f) - 2
Reed bunting (m,f) - 2
Greater spotted woodpecker - 2(m)
Coal tit - 2
Wren - 1

Lookout feeding station

Coal tit - 2
Chaffinch - 3
Robin - 1

Other birds noted around site

Goldeneye River Wear - 1 (m)
Oyster catcher Stream channel (1 flying over it) - 2
Willow tit Hawthorn Wood fox gate - 1 (heard)
Greenfinch Saline lagoon - 1 (heard)
Wren Reservoir - 2
Mute Swan River Wear - 2
Kingfisher Gully - 1(m)
Chiff chaff Over site - 3

Invertebrates

Buff tailed Bumblebee - 2 (over site)
Tree Bumblebee - 1 (saline lagoon)

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