Wildlife Sightings - 24/11/21

Weather: Bright but cold
Wind Speed: None
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: High

Teal - 68
Moorhen - 1
Shelduck - 12
Wigeon - 2
Black-headed Gull - 54
Herring Gull - 1
Grey Heron - 1


Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide: Mid

Little Egret - 1


Hawthorn Wood

Willow Tit - 1
Jay - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Dunnock - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Bullfinch - 7 (4 male & 3 female)
Chaffinch - 7
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1


Lookout Feeding Station

Treecreeper - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 female
Bullfinch - 4 (2 male & 2 female)
Great Tit - 5
Chaffinch - 3


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Grey Wagtail (stream channel) - 1 female
Grey Wagtail (reservoir) - 1 female
Long-tailed Tit (reservoir) - 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Hawthorn Wood) - 1 male
Redwing (Wader Lake footpath) - 10
Robin (Wader Lake footpath) - 2
Redwing (Hidden Meadow hedge) - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (North Wood) - 1 female
Mistle Thrush (Domestics) - 7
Mistle Thrush (Old Shed) - 2
Robin (Playscape) - 1
Bullfinch (Heron Hedge) - 1 male
Mistle Thrush (Asian Short-clawed Otter pen) - 3 flying


Other Wildlife Species Around Site

Mammals;

Otters (Eurasian) - 2 on River Wear


Flora/Fungi;

False Saffron (Hollowood) - 1
Turkey Tail (North Wood) - 5

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