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02/01/2024

02/01/2024

Weather: Sunny

River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species

Common Snipe - 1

Little Ringed Plover - 1

Oystercatcher - 2

Avocet - 10


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male

Goldfinch - 1

Bullfinch - 3 (2 male & 1 female)

Robin - 1

Blue Tit - 1

Coal Tit - 1

Great Tit - 2

Chaffinch - 3 (1 male & 2 female)

Stock Dove - 3

Nuthatch - 1


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Sand Martin (Amphibian Ponds) - 1

Willow Warbler (Wader Lake footpath) - 1

Goldcrest (Amphibian Ponds) - 1

Long-tailed Tit (Gully) - 3

Sparrowhawk (Reservoir) - 1

Tufted Duck (River Wear) - 4

Swallow (Wader Lake footpath) - 2

Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 21

Blackcap (Middlewood) - 1 male

Reed Warbler (Filter Reedbed) - 1

Reed Warbler (River Reedbed) - 1

Reed Bunting (Saline Lagoon) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates:

Speckled Wood (Hollowood)

Green Veined White (Pen 1)