Wildlife sightings - 31/12/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake (30% frozen)
Canada goose 125
Canada goose x greylag 1
Greylag 2
Shelduck 17
Shoveler 9
Teal 38
Wigeon 2
Common snipe 4
Redshank 8
Lapwing 22
Saline Lagoon (40% frozen)
Curlew 93
Teal 12
Hawthorn Wood
Goldcrest 1
Great spotted woodpecker 2
Nuthatch 2
Treecreeper 1
Bullfinch 24
Greenfinch 1
Chaffinch 10
Willow tit 2
Other birds
Goosander - 4 - River Wear
Goldeneye - 2 - River Wear
Grey heron - 5 - River Wear
Kestrel - Top Meadow
Redwing - 14 - Lagoon scrub
Mistle thrush - 6 - Lagoon scrub
Tree sparrow - 6 - Centre feeders
Willow tit - 1 - Centre feeders
Mammals
New/fresh mole hills at amphibian pond area
Otter tracks at Window on the Wear
Rabbit in Hawthorn Wood
Flora
Hazel catkins across site
Jelly ear fungi at the gully
