Our flamingos are currently off-show due to the cold and icy weather. Apologies for any inconvenience.

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Wader Lake works

Our reserve team are working on Wader Lake today (Thursday 21 November) which may cause disturbance to the wildlife in the area. Thank you for your patience.

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Wildlife Sighting - 02/11/2024

Weather: Drizzle

River Wear Tide Level: low

Wader Lake Species

Teal - 11

Shelduck - 1

Moorhen - 4

Wader Lake Footpath

Bullfinch - 2

Wren - 1

Robin - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Blue Tit - 4

Great Tit - 3

Coal Tit - 1

Greenfinch - 2

Dunnock - 1

Robin - 1

Pheasant - 5

magpie - 2

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Curlew - 1 (River Wear)

Cormorant - 1 (River Wear)

Redshank - 1 (River Wear)

Mallard - 9 (River Wear)

Black-headed Gull - 74 (River Wear)

Herring Gull - 5 (River Wear)

goosander - 4 (River Wear)

Willow Tit - 1 (Singing) (Hollow Wood)

Black-headed Gull - 1 (Saline Lagoon)

Moorhen - 1 (Saline Lagoon)

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Flora / fungi

Candle Snuff

Glistering Inkcap

( North Wood )

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