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Wildlife Sightings 28/07/2023

Wildlife Sightings 28/07/2023
Weather: Warm/Cloudy

River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 22

Shelduck - 2 ( + 5 ducklings )

Black-headed Gull - 12 ( + 4 juvs )

Common Gull - 1

Common Tern - 9

Grey Heron - 8

Lapwing - 208

Ruff - 3

Redshank - 6

Curlew - 4

Oystercatcher - 1

Teal - 15

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Coal Tit - 1

Blue Tit - 4

Great Tit - 2 ( + 5 juvs )

Goldfinch - 2

Jay - 2

Stock Dove - 1

Chaffinch - 4 ( F ) 2 ( M )

Dunnock - 1

Greenfinch - 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 juv

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Curlew - River Wear - 1

Lapwing - River Wear - 1

Lapwing - Saline Lagoon - 24

Teal - Saline Lagoon - 4

Curlew - Saline Lagoon - 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker - The Lookout- 1

Bullfinch - The Lookout - 1 ( M ) 2 ( F ) + 1 juv

Blue Tit - The Lookout - 1

Great Tit - The Lookout - 1

Chaffinch - The Lookout - 1 ( F )

Shoveler - Reservoir - 7

Tufted Duck - Reservoir - 2 ( + 8 ducklings )



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