Wildlife Sightings 03/06/2024
Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake Species
Greylag Goose - 6
Canada Goose - 2
Mute Swan - 2
Shelduck - 32
Tufted Duck - 2
Coot - 2 & 1 chick
Oystercatcher - 1
Lapwing - 1
Black-headed Gull - 124
Common Tern - 72
Sedge Warbler - 2
Gadwall - 15
Hawthorn Wood Birds Feeding Area
Blue Tit - 3
Great Tit - 3
Dunnock - 1
Chaffinch - 4
Bullfinch - 4 (3 male, 1 female)
Greenfinch - 1
Goldfinch - 3
Robin - 2
Blackbird - 1
Stock Dove - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Redshank (Wader Lake) - 4
Reed Bunting (Wader Lake) - 1
Avocet (Wader Lake) - 24 & 1 chick
Nuthatch (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Song Thrush (Close Encounters) - 1
Blackcap (Middle Wood) - 1 male
Swallow (River Wear) - 1
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 16
Jackdaw (North Wood) - 2
Wren (Middle Wood) - 1
Willow Warbler (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Chiffchaff (Hawthorn Wood) - 1