Wildlife Sightings 5/2/2020

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake (65% frozen)

Lapwing - 30
Teal - 3
Redshank - 2
Shelduck - 2
Canada geese - 21
Herring Gull - 16
Black Headed Gull - 116
Shoveler - 7
Snipe - 1
Wigeon (2m,1f) - 3
Grey Heron (14 in hedge) - 15

Saline Lagoon (frozen)

Hawthorn Wood

Willow tit - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Blue tit - 7
Robin - 4
Chaffinch - 5
Coal tit - 2
Great tit - 3
GS Woodpecker (f) - 1
Bullfinch - 4
Long tailed tit - 4
Wren - 2
Dunnock - 1

Other birds noted around site

Tufted duck (River Wear) - 14
Greylag goose (flew over amphibian ponds) - 1
Jay (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Cormorant (River Wear) - 1

Mammals

Bank Vole (Hawthorn Wood)



























  • Share this article