Wildlife Sightings - 15/04/2024
Weather: Sunny/windy
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake Species
Greylag Goose - 7
Canada Goose - 22
Mute Swan - 2
Shelduck - 6
Shoveler - 4 (2 male, 2 female)
Tufted Duck - 7
Oystercatcher - 2
Lapwing - 11
Redshank - 2
Grey Heron - 22
Coot - 2
Avocet - 20
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Reed Bunting - 1 male
Goldfinch - 3
Dunnock - 1
Bullfinch - 3 (2 male, 1 female)
Greenfinch - 1
Blue Tit - 4
Chaffinch - 4
Robin - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 1
Stock Dove - 1
Great Tit - 5
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Sparrowhawk (Top Meadow) - 2
Jay (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Jay (River Wear) - 1
Cormorant (River Wear) - 2
Jackdaw (Hawthorn Wood) - 2
Long-tailed Tit (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Blackcap (Reservoir) - 2 male
Reed Bunting (Wader Lake footpath) - 1 male
Redwing (Duckery) - 1
Treecreeper (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Goldcrest (Hawthorn Wood) - 1
Goldfinch (Wader Lake footpath) - 2
Mistle Thrush (River Wear) - 1
Greenfinch (Amphibian Ponds) - 2
Greenfinch (Wader Lake footpath) - 2
Oystercatcher (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Stock Dove (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Shelduck (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Goldcrest (Amphibian Ponds) - 1
Goldcrest (Spring Gill Wood) - 1
Willow Warbler (Pen 1) - 1
Kestrel (Wader Lake Footpath) - 1
Carrion Crow (Wader Meadow) - 1
Chiffchaff (Spring Gill Wood) - 2