Wildlife Sightings - 31/03/2024
Weather: sunny / bright
River Wear Tide Level: high
Wader Lake Species
Avocet - 27
Shoveler - 12
Teal - 25
Redshank - 13
Graylag Goose -31
Canada Goose - 26
Black-headed Gull - 25
Shelduck - 41
Tufted Duck - 11
Grey Heron - 16 + 2 chicks
Herring Gull - 5
Lesser black-backed Gull - 2
Mute Swan - 2
Lapwing - 21 (5 on nest)
Oystercatcher - 3
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Sparrow Hawk - 1
Siskin - 2
Bullfinch - 2
Goldfinch - 1
Robin - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Coal tit - 1
Great tit - 6
Blue tit - 3
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Kestrel - 1 (Saline Lagoon)
Tufted Duck - 10 (River Wear)
Reed Bunting - 2 (Wader Lake)
Chiffchaff - 14 (Across site Calling)
Bullfinch - 2 (Wader Lake)
Grey Heron - 1 (River Wear)
Teal - 1 (River Wear)
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Flora / Fungi:
Wild garlic (flowering) Saline Lagoon)
Glistering Inkcap ( on fence line)
Fairy Inkcap (Paddy Fleming Hide)
Stamp puffball (Middle wood)