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Wildlife Sighting - 09/11/23

Wildlife Sighting - 09/11/23

Weather: Cold, partly sunny
River Wear Tide Level: Low


Wader Lake Species

Bar-Tailed Godwit x 1
Redshank x 14
Common Snipe x 2
Teal x 56
Shelduck x 4
Little Grebe x 1
Kestrel x 2 (1 Male and 1 Female)
Stock Dove x 8
Black Headed Gull x 7
Cormorant x 2 (fly over)


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Nuthatch x 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker x 1 Male
Greenfinch x 1
Goldfinch x 6
Bullfinch x 5
Willow Tit x 2 (unringed)
Coal Tit x 5
Stock Dove x 4
Redwing x 15


Bird Species Around Site

Wader Lake Path;

Tree Creeper x 1
Willow Tit x 2
Blackcap x 1 Male
Redwing x 8


Saline Lagoon;

Little Egret x 1
Grey Heron x 1
Sparrowhawk x 1 Female
Teal x 33
Kingfisher x 1 (Gully)
Goosander x 3 (River)
Whooper Swan x 5 (Over Site - West)










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