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Wildlife Sightings - 24/03/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 24/03/2023

Weather: Sunny / Cloudy

River wear tide level: low

A.M

Wader Lake:

Tufted duck - 9

Black-headed Gull - 182

Shelduck - 33

Oystercatcher - 4

Grey Heron - 31

Greylag Goose - 22

Canada Goose - 17

Lapwing - 13

Teal - 8

Wigeon - 2

Mute Swan - 1

Herring Gull - 18

Hawthorn wood:

Great tit - 5

Bullfinch - 5

Robin - 1

Dunnock - 2

Blue tit - 3

Coal tit - 2

Stock Dove - 3

Magpie - 1

Chaffinch - 2

Greater-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Other birds noted around site:

Tree Sparrow - 1 (Centre feeders)

Goldfinch - 3 (Centre feeders)

Redskank - 1 (River wear)

Shelduck - 2 (River wear)

Greylag Goose - 2 (River wear)

Grey Heron - 1 (Saline Lagoon)

Teal - 11 ( Saline Lagoon)

Redshank - 1 (Saline Lagoon)

Oystercatcher - 2 (Saline Lagoon)

Gadwall - 6 (Saline Lagoon)

Tufted duck - 4 (The Reservoir)

Sparrowhawk - 1 (The Reservoir)


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