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Wildlife Sightings - 27/03/23

Wildlife Sightings - 27/03/23

Weather: Bright, Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Species

Shelduck - 15
Avocet - 5
Oystercatcher - 3
Gadwall - 7
Greylag Goose - 36
Canada Goose - 14
Mute Swan - 1
Wigeon - 6
Teal - 15


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Reed Bunting - 1 male
Nuthatch - 2
Bullfinch - 3
Coal Tit - 3


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Greylag Goose (Saline Lagoon) - 7
Canada Goose (Saline Lagoon) - 3
Redshank (Saline Lagoon) - 2
Teal (Saline Lagoon) - 14
Oystercatcher (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Tufted Duck (River Wear) - 14
Shelduck (River Wear) - 2
Treecreeper (The Gully) - 1
Willow Tit (Wader Lake) - 2 (colour ringed (red & white, red & yellow))

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