Wildlife sightings - 26/10/17
Wader Lake (AM, high tide):
Black-tailed godwit 6
Redshank 80
Lapwing 60
Curlew 8
Common snipe 3
Teal 73
Stock dove 3
Saline lagoon:
Curlew, black-headed gull and greater black-backed gull.
Hawthorn Wood feeding station:
Willow tit 2
Coal tit 10
Great tit 14
Blue tit 16
Bullfinch 10
Greenfinch 4
Goldfinch 6
Chaffinch 6
Great-spotted woodpecker 1
Nuthatch 1
Plus:
Flock of whooper swan flying SE over site 35
A kingfisher in the gully
Redwing on Wader Lake footpath 14
Goldcrest in Hollowood 2
A grey wagtail in Playscape
Grey heron on the River Wear 3
Cormorant on the River Wear 7
Tufted duck on the reservoir 42
Tree sparrow on the centre bird feeders 4
Ivy, gorse, red campion and marsh marigold
A weasel in Playscape
