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Wildlife Sightings - 02/03/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 02/03/2023

Weather: cloudy

River wear tide level: mid

A.M

Wader lake:

Shelduck - 23

Lapwing - 54

Oystercatcher - 4

Mute Swan - 1

Black-headed Gull - 59

Herring Gull - 13

Avocet - 5

Canada Goose - 11

Greylag Goose - 1

Grey Heron - 33

Gadwall - 3

Wigeon - 4

Hawthorn Wood:

Reed Bunting - 1

Nuthatch - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Dunnock - 1

Robin - 2

Other bird species noted around site:

Redshank - 1 (River wear)

Teal - 5 (River Wear)

Tufted Duck - 9 (River Wear)

Redshank - 1 (Saline Lagoon)

Teal - 4 (Saline Lagoon)

Curlew - 3 (Saline Lagoon)

Tufted Duck - 1 (Reservoir)

Long-tailed tit - 3 (Amphibian Pond)

Grey Heron - 1 (Amphibian Pond)

Other Wildlife species spotted around site:


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