Wildlife Sightings - 18/05/2023

Weather: Cloudy
River Wear Tide Level: Low


Wader Lake Species

Shelduck - 28
Tufted Duck - 19
Mute Swan - 1
Canada Goose - 28
Avocet - 21
Black-headed Gull - 78
Common Tern - 106
Lapwing - 16
Greylag Goose - 5
Shoveler - 3
Grey Heron - 25
Redshank - 2
Canalag - 1
Teal - 1


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Bullfinch - 4
Chaffinch - 2
Great Tit - 2
Blue Tit - 1
Coal Tit - 1
Stock Dove - 2
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Robin - 1
Nuthatch - 1


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Redshank (River Wear) - 1
Shelduck (River Wear) - 16
Black-headed Gull (River Wear) - 25
Tufted Duck (River Wear) - 18
Lesser Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - 1
Grey Heron (River Wear) - 1
Canada Goose (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Shoveler (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Greylag Goose (River Reedbed) - 2
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 8
Shelduck (Reservoir) - 2
Oystercatcher (Wader Lake) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Amphibians/Fish;

Smooth Newt (Amphibian Ponds)


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