Wildlife Sightings-30/3/22

Weather: Rainy,Sleet,Hail

Wind speed: Low

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake

Shelduck - 76
Greylag - 32
Gadwall (13m,8f) - 21
Lapwing - 22
Grey Heron - 29
Oystercatcher - 4
Shoveler (17m,,5f) - 22
Canada Goose - 22
Black headed gull - 17
Wigeon (2m,3f) - 5
Teal - 1
Cormorant - 1

Saline Lagoon

Gadwall (m,f) - 2
Redshank - 1
Teal - 1(m)
Greylag goose (on meadow) - 3

Hawthorn Wood

Reed bunting (m,f) - 2
Nuthatch - 1
Bullfinch - 2(m)
Coal tit - 5
GS Woodpecker - 1(m)

Lookout Feeding Station

Chaffinch - 2
Bullfinch - 3
Dunnock - 1

Other birds noted around site

Sparrowhawk Wader Lake Footpath - 1(m)
GS Woodpecker Centre Feeders 1(m)
Kestrel Saline Lagoon - 1(m)
Kestrel Corner meadow - 1(f)
Jay Spring Gill - 1
Song Thrush Spring Gill - 1
Song Thrush Saline Lagoon - 1
Song Thrush The Lookout - 1
Willow tit (together) Middle Wood - 3
Goldeneye River Wear - 1(m)
Wren around site - 4

Flora/Fungi

Common inkcap Saline Lagoon - 6
Glistenining inkcap Hollowood - 30
Wavy bittercress Spring Gill - 1


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