Wildlife Sightings-4/4/22
Weather: Cloudy
Wind Speed: Low
River Wear tide Level: High
Wader Lake
Shelduck - 52
Mallard - 18
Tufted Duck - 3
Greylag Goose - 10
Canada Goose - 23
Black-headed Gull - 44
Grey Heron - 22
Little Egret - 2
Gadwall - 9
Lapwing - 11
Teal - 9
Black-backed Gull - 1
Shoveler - 5
Avocet - 17
Oystercatcher - 6
Herring Gull - 32
Saline Lagoon
Teal - 6
Gadwall - 4
Greylag - 5
Mallard - 6
Canada Goose - 1
Hawthorn Wood
Reed Bunting (m,f) - 2
GS Woodpecker (m,f) - 2
Nuthatch - 1
Dunnock - 2
Jay - 1
Bullfinch (1m,2f) - 3
Robin - 2
Coal tit - 3
Lookout Feeding Station
Great tit - 4
Chaffinch - 7
Coal tit - 2
Bullfinch (2m,2f) - 4
Greenfinch (3m,3f) - 6
Blue tit - 2
Other birds noted around site
Grey heron Saline meadow - 1
Kestrel Corner meadow - 1
Cormarant River Wear - 1
Redshank River Wear - 2
Long-tailed tit Lagoon Footpath - 1
Chiff Chaff around site (3 heard) - 4
Grey Wagtail Stream Channel - 2(f)
Mammals
Grey squirrel Hawthorn Wood Hide - 2
Invertebrates
Buff-tailed Bee around site - 2
Common Carder Bee Visitor Centre - 1
Flora/Fungi
Butter Bur Lagoon Footpath - 10
Jelly Ear Lagoon Footpath - 7
