Wildlife Sightings - 04/03/2024

Weather: Bright & sunny
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Species

Grey Heron - 24
Tufted Duck - 6
Shelduck - 31
Mallard - 17
Wigeon - 4
Teal - 6
Canada Goose - 5
Greylag Goose - 1
Mute Swan - 3
Lapwing - 19
Redshank - 1
Herring Gull - 39


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Coal Tit - 3
Blue tit - 10
Bullfinch - 3
Dunnock - 3
Blackbird - 1
Robin - 1
Great Tit - 8
Chaffinch - 7
Nuthatch - 2
Woodpigeon - 3


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Black-headed Gull (Wader Lake) - 198
Hybrid Black-headed Gull x Mediterranean Gull (Wader Lake) - 1
Siskin (North Wood) - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Spring Gill Wood) - 1
Little Grebe (River Wear) - 1
Goldeneye (River Wear) - 1
Reed Bunting (Amphibian Ponds) - 3
Long-tailed Tit (East Downs) - 4
Jay (Saline Lagoon footpath) - 1
Treecreeper (Hollowood) - 2

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