Wildlife Sightings - 28/01/2024
Weather: sunny / breezy
River Wear Tide Level: low going out
Wader Lake Species
Greylag Goose - 1
Canada Goose - 25
Shelduck - 12
Teal - 20
Tufted Duck - 6
Stock Dove - 2
Wigeon - 4
Grey Heron - 17 (Heronry)
Lapwing - 60
Black-headed Gull - 17
Herring Gull - 7
Moorhen - 4
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Great Tit - 7
Pheasant - 2
Coal Tit - 1
Sparrow Hawk - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 7
Robin - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Blackbird - 2
Chaffinch - 5
Bullfinch - 4
Blue Tit - 12
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Coot - 1 (Reservoir)
Tufted duck - 6 (Reservoir)
Goosander - 1 (Wader lake) (Over)
Redshank - 2 (River wear)
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ( Lookout Feeding station)
Siskin - 7 (Wader lake footpath)
Wigeon - 1 (Saline Lagoon)
Greenfinch - 1 (Hollow wood)
Dunnock - 1 (Wader lake footpath)
Jay - 1 (Saline Lagoon)
Mute Swan - 2 (Saline Lagoon) (Over)
Wren - 1 (Visitor Centre)
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Mammals:
Grey Squirrel
Flora / Fungi:
Alder Strobiles (Cone)