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Wildlife Sightings - 01/1/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 01/1/2023

Weather: Cloudy , Light Rain

River Wear: low

A.M

Wader lake:

Teal - 11

Mallard - 10

Shel-duck - 10

Moorhen - 3

Lapwing - 3

Common crow -1 (Heron Hedge)

Blackbird - 2 (Footpath)

Hawthorn wood:

Chaffinch - 18

Stock Dove - 1

Great tit - 4

Blue tit - 4

Great spotted woodpecker - 1

Brambling - 1

Bullfinch - 3

Goldfinch - 2

Coal tit - 3

Dunnock - 1

Other birds noted around site:

Greater black-backed Gull - 1 (River wear)

Shel-duck - 1 (River wear)

Grey Heron - 1 (River Wear)

Herring Gull - 3 (River Wear)

Black-headed gulls - 25 (River Wear)

Teal - 2 (Saline lagoon)

Grey Heron - 1 (Saline lagoon)

Tufted duck - 23 (Reservoir)

Great tit - 8 (The Lookout)

Bullfinch - 2 (The Lookout)

Blue Tit - 5 (The Lookout)

Black-bird - 1 (The Lookout)

Other Wildlife Species spotted around grounds:

Mammals:

Roe Deer - 2 (Hidden Meadow)

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