Wildlife Sightings - 25/04/2022
Weather: Wet, overcast
Wind Speed: Low
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake
Teal - 2
Grey Heron - 15
Gadwall - 4
Black-headed Gull - 54
Shelduck - 23
Shoveler - 5
Mallard - 21
Tufted Duck - 9
Avocet - 20 (3 nesting)
Lapwing - 14 (1 chick)
Oystercatcher - 1
Canada Goose - 15
Herring Gull - 18
Barnacle Goose - 1
Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: Mid
Lapwing - 1
Gadwall - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Teal - 3
Shelduck - 3
Mallard - 2
Hawthorn Wood
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 female
Reed Bunting - 1 male
Robin - 1
Greenfinch - 1 male
Chaffinch - 4
Coal Tit - 1
Blue Tit - 2
Bullfinch - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Great Tit - 3
Dunnock - 1
Willow Tit - 1
Whitethroat - 1 female
Other Wildlife Species Around Site
Sedge Warbler (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Sedge Warbler (River Reedbed) - 2
Mute Swan (Round Table Ponds) - 2
Wren (Spring Gill Wood) - 1
Reed Bunting (River Reedbed) - 1 male
Other Wildlife Species Around Site
Mammals;
Grey Squirrel (Hawthorn Hide) - 3
Invertebrates;
Buff-tailed Bee (Visitor Centre) - 1
Flora/Fungi;
Sulfur Tuft (Middle Wood) - 5