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Wildlife Sightings- 13/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings- 13/03/2020

Weather: Overcast, light rain
Wind Speed: Moderate
River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Wader Lake
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Water Level: High


Mute Swan- 3
Shelduck- 57
Wigeon- 2 (pair)
Teal- 33
Shoveler- 14 (2 female, 12 male)
Tufted Duck- 22 (8 female, 14 male)
Lapwing- 30
Redshank- 6
Common Snipe- 9
Oystercatcher- 2
Grey Heron- 35

Saline Lagoon
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Tide Level: Mid

Oystercatcher- 2
Grey Heron- 2
Shelduck- 8
Teal- 10

Hawthorn Wood
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Willow Tit- 2
Long- Tailed Tit- 4
Coal Tit- 4
Bullfinch- 7
Chaffinch- 8
Goldfinch- 4
Nuthatch- 1
Treecreeper- 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker- 2 (1 mlae, 1 female)
Robin- 4
Dunnock- 2
Reed Bunting- 1 (male)

Other Birds Noted Around Site
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Goldcrest (Wader Lake Footpath)- 1
Chiffchaff (Lagoon Footpath)- 1
Canada Goose (Site Count)- 34
Greylag Goose (Site Count) - 16

Flora/Fungi
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