wildlife Sightings - 21/03/2022
Wind speed: light
River wear tide level: mid
A.M
Waderlake:
Oystercatcher - 2
Lapwing - 16
Tuffted duck - 7
Shoveler - 8
Gadwall - 5
Wigeon - 4
Shelduck - 23
Greylag - 30
Canad goose - 22
Canadax Greylag - 1
Lesser black-headed Gull - 1
Herring Gulls - 96
Black-headed Gulls - 135
Saline lagoon:
Oystercatcher - 2
Other birds noted around site:
Grey Heron - 20 ( Heron Heddge)
Chiffchaff - 9 ( Singing across site)
Goosander - 2 (River wear)
Goldereye - 2 ( River wear)
Reed bunting - 2 (Wader lake path)
Kestrel - 1 (Hawthorn wood)
Nuthatch - 2 (Hawthorn wood)
Goldcrest - 1 ( Pen 1)
Hawthorn wood:
Dunnock - 3
Coal tits - 3
Chaffinch - 8
Greenfinch - 2
Robin - 2
Blackbird - 1
Lookout feeding station:
Greatspotted woodpecker - 1
Bullfinch - 4
Blue tits - 3
Chaffinch - 2
Great tits - 4
Other wildlife species spotted around site:
Mammals:
Roe Deer - 2 ( East downs)