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Wildlife Sightings - 11/09/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 11/09/2023

Weather: bright / cloudy
River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake Species

Grey Heron - 5

Shoveler - 3

Teal - 35

Lapwing - 184

Black-headed Gull - 17

Moorhen - 7

Black-tailed Godwit - 4

Redshank - 10

Jackdaw - 11

Ruff - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Stock Dove - 2

Magpie - 1

Great Tit - 5

Mallard - 4

Willow Tit - 1 (un ringed)

Moorhen - 2

Greenfinch - 5

Bullfinch - 3

Coal tit - 2

Dunnock - 2

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Chaffinch - 3 (Hawthorn)

Blue tit - 8 (Hawthorn)

Kestrel - 1 (Spring gill) (Heard only)

Kestrel - 1 (Amphibian pond)

Curlew - 1 (River wear)

Grey Heron - 1 (River wear)

Redshank - 1 (River wear)

Mandarin - 1 (River wear)

Tufted duck - 1 (West side of collection) (outside fence)

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates;

Migrant Hawker (Amphibian ponds)

Red Admiral

Common Green Shieldbug

Double speckled Ladybird

Harlequin large / Pu

Flora/Fungi:

Puffball
Rosehips
Blackberries
Elderberries
Hawthorn

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