Wildlife Sightings 27/04/2023
Weather: Cloudy
River Wear Tide Level: High
Wader Lake Species
Shelduck - 40
Avocet - 42
Shoveler - 4
Teal - 6
Gadwall - 4
Oystercatcher - 4
Swallow - 3
Lapwing - 12
Canalag - 1
Canada Goose - 23
Greylag Goose - 10
Grey Heron - 27
Herring Gull - 13
Black-headed Gull - 3
Lesser Black-Backed Gull - 2
Tufted Duck - 7
Redshank - 2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Robin - 2
G.S.Woodpecker - 1
Dunnock - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Reed Bunting - 1
Bullfinch - 4
Chaffinch - 3
Long-tailed tit - 2
Great tit - 2
Coal tit - 2
Saline Lagoon
Gadwall - 2
Canada Goose - 2
Oystercatcher - 1
Shelduck - 8
Reservoir
Tufted duck - 20
Canada Goose - 1
Greylag Goose - 1
Other Birds Noted Around Site
Kestrel - 1 @Corner Meadow
Kestrel - 2 @Hawthorn Wood
Tufted Duck - 18 @River Wear
Cormorant - 1 @River Wear
Oystercatcher - 1 @ Flying over Amphibian Ponds
Willow tit (red+white ringed, red+yellow ringed) - 2 @Wader Lake Footpath
Jay - 1 @ Gully
Blackcap - 1 @ Middle Wood
Grey Heron - 1 @ Flying over Orchard
