Wildlife Sightings - 25/03/2024
Weather: Rainy
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Herring Gull - 35
Mute Swan - 4
Pied Wagtail - 1
Shelduck - 26
Shoveler - 4 (3 male, 1 female)
Grey Heron - 20 (1 juvenile)
Canada Goose - 20
Black-headed Gull - 10
Greylag x Canada Goose - 1
Oystercatcher - 2
Avocet - 1
Lapwing - 25
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Goldfinch - 2
Chaffinch - 1 female
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male
Reed Bunting - 1 male
Robin - 1
Great Tit - 2
Greenfinch - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Grey Heron (River Wear) - 1
Song Thrush (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Wren (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Nuthatch (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Jay (The Orchard) - 1
Kestrel (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Kestrel (Middle Wood) - 1
Buzzard (North Wood) - 1
Goldcrest (Hollowood) - 1
Long-tailed Tit (domestics) - 1
Greenfinch (centre feeders) - 1
Coot (reservoir) - 1
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Flora/Fungi:
King Alfred's Cakes (Spring Gill) - 2