Wildlife Sightings 29/04/2023
Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake Species
Avocet - 42
Oystercatcher - 2
Lapwing - 12
Redshank - 3
Common Snipe - 1
Mute Swan - 2
Shelduck - 18
Shoveler - 5
Gadwall - 7
Teal - 4
Grey Heron (22ad., 23 juv/chicks) - 45
Kestrel (East edge of the lake) (pair) - 2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
G.S. Woodpecker - 1 (m)
Nuthatch - 1
Willow tit (unringed) - 1
Coal tit - 3
Long-tailed tit - 2
Goldfinch - 2
Greenfinch - 2
Bullfinch - 3
Stock Dove - 2
Wren - 1
Low over Wader Lake
Swallow - 12
House Martin - 1
Sand Martin - 20
Saline Lagoon
Little Egret - 1
Oystercatcher - 2
Reed Bunting - 4 (3m, 1f)
Wader Lake Footpath
Willow tit (red+white ringed bird) - 1
Common Whitethroat - 2
Chiffchaff - 3
Willow Warbler - 1
Blackcap - 2
Centre Feeders
Tree Sparrow - 2
