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Wildlife Sightings - 21/02/22

Wildlife Sightings - 21/02/22

Weather: Broken Clouds
Wind Speed: Moderate Winds
River Wear Tide Level: High (flood)


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: High

Mute Swan - 2
Teal - 68
Tufted Duck - 12
Shelduck - 43
Shoveler - 3
Canada Goose - 2
Lapwing - 13
Redshank - 1
Herring Gull - 80
Black-headed Gull - 67
Grey Heron - 22 (9 in hedge)


Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: High

Teal - 39


Hawthorn Wood

Dunnock - 2
Blue Tit - 12
Great Tit - 8
Bullfinch - 3 (2 male, 1 female)
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male
Chaffinch - 8


Lookout Feeding Station

Bullfinch - 3 (2 male, 1 female)
Chaffinch - 5
Blackbird - 3 (2 female, 1 male)
Long-tailed Tit - 2
Coal Tit - 2
Siskin - 1


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Jay (Hidden Meadow/Spring Gill Wood) - 1/1
Reed Bunting (Amphibian Ponds) - 1
Goldfinch (Fen Car) - 2
Siskin (Dragonfly Ponds) - 20+
Song Thrush (East Gill Wood) - 1
Mistle Thrush (Wader Meadow) - 2
Willow Tit (Hollowood) - 2












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