Wildlife Sightings - 07/03/2024
Weather: overcast but dry
River Wear Tide Level: mid
Wader Lake Species
Mute Swan - 2
Shelduck - 16
Wigeon - 2
Gadwall - 4
Shoveler - 3
Tufted Duck - 6
Lapwing - 38 (20 on territory)
Dunlin - 1
Oystercatcher - 4
Redshank - 6
Black-headed Gull - 118
B.H Gull + Med
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1
Stock Dove - 5
Bullfinch - 9
Greenfinch - 6
Goldfinch - 2
Chaffinch - 14
Blue Tit - 9
Great Tit - 6
Coal Tit - 4
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Short - Eared Owl - 1 (over site west)
Grey Heron - 35 (Wader Lake)
Reed Bunting - 1 (Wader Lake East corner)
Common Snipe - 1 (Wader Meadow)
Common Buzzard - 1 (Wader Meadow)
Tree Creeper - 1 (North Wood)
Goldcrest - 2 (Hollow wood)
Tree Sparrow - 4 (ED Barn)
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site:
Mammals:
Brown Hare (Fern Carr)
Amphibians/Fish:
Common Frog
Frog Spawn - llclumps
Smooth Newt
(Amphibian ponds)
Smooth Newt (Amphibian Ponds)
