Wildlife Sightings - 12/03/2020
Weather: Sunny
Wind Speed: Gusty
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
Wader Lake
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Water Level: High
Shelduck- 46
Redshank- 19
Herring Gull- 48
Lapwing- 27
Avocet- 1
Oystercatcher- 4
Lesser Black-Backed Gull- 1
Greylag Goose- 2
Canada Goose- 18
Snipe- 1
Shoveler- 7 (5 male, 2 female)
Saline Lagoon
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Tide Level: Mid
Oystercatcher- 2
Shelduck- 2
Teal- 2
Mallard- 6
Hawthorn Wood
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Nuthatch- 2
Coal Tit- 1
Willow Tit- 1
Bullfinch- 3 (2 male, 1 female)
Chaffinch- 8
Other Birds Noted Around Site
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Kingfisher (Amphibian Ponds)- 1
Chiffchaff (Wader Lake Footpath) - 1
Reed Bunting (Wader Lake Footpath)- 1 (female)
Kingfisher (River Reedbed)- 1
Gadwall (Reservoir)- 3