Wildlife Sightings - 27/03/2024
Weather: Rainy, overcast
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Teal - 2
Gadwall - 1 male
Black-headed Gull - 23
Greylag Goose- 21
Shelduck - 27
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1
Shoveler - 6 (2 female, 4 male)
Herring Gull - 33
Oystercatcher - 4
Canada Goose - 32
Canada x Greylag Goose - 2
Lapwing - 15
Grey Heron - 26
Mute Swan - 1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 female
Siskin - 30
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Bullfinch - 2
Great Tit - 4
Chaffinch - 6
Coal Tit - 1
Reed Bunting - 1 male juvenile
Robin - 2
Nuthatch - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Shelduck (River Wear) - 5
Chiffchaff (across site)
Tufted Duck (River Wear) - 3
Siskin (The Lookout) - 7
Greenfinch (The Lookout) - 1
Song Thrush (Playscape) - 1
Song Thrush (Middle Wood) - 1
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Flora/Fungi:
Marsh Marigold (Water Garden)
Green Alkanet (The Gully)