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Wildlife Sightings - 22/10/19

Wildlife Sightings - 22/10/19

Weather: Cloudy
Wind Speed: Light
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake
AM
High Water Level

Teal - 70
Shoveler - 7 (5 males, 2 females)
Black-headed Gull - 80
Shelduck - 4
Redshank - 2


Saline Lagoon

Kingfisher - 1 (males)
Teal - 17
Little Egret - 1
Black-headed Gull - 3


Hawthorn Wood

Blue Tit - 5
Sparrowhawk - 1 (female)
Great Tit - 2
Willow Tit - 1
Chaffinch - 2
Coal Tit - 3
Robin - 1


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Redwing (flew across site) - 40
Jay (Hidden Meadow) - 1
Goosander (female) (River Wear) - 1
Grey Heron (Forgotten Meadow) - 1
Long-tailed Tits (Middle Wood) - 3
Kestrel (male) (Hawthorn Wood) - 1



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