Wildlife Sightings - 25/04/2023

Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 38
Oystercatcher - 2
Redshank - 2
Lapwing - 15
Shelduck - 45
Shoveler - 6
Gadwall - 4
Tufted Duck - 14
Teal - 10
Herring Gull - 34
Black-headed Gull - 34
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2
Sparrowhawk - 1
Canada Goose - 18
Greylag Goose - 23
Canada x Greylag (Canalag) - 1


Saline Lagoon Species

Oystercatcher - 1


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Bullfinch - 3
Chaffinch - 5
Goldfinch - 2
Robin - 3
Stock Dove - 4
Great Tit - 4
Blue Tit - 1
Reed Bunting - 1
Dunnock - 1


Other Bird Species Noted

Chiffchaff (singing across site) - 6
Blackcap (singing across site) - 5
Jay (Spring Gill Wood) - 1
Treecreeper (Spring Gill Wood) - 2
Mistle Thrush (Old Oak Meadow) - 2
Common Whitethroat (East Gill) - 1
Tufted Duck (River Wear) - 35
Kestrel (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Song Thrush (Hawthorn Wood) - 1

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