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Wildlife Sightings - 02/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 02/03/2020

Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: High

Shelduck - 42
Lapwing - 19
Shoveler - 7
Herring Gull - 9
Greater Black-backed Gull - 1
Teal - 10
Black-headed Gull - 134
Grey Heron - 21
Tufted Duck - 3
Avocet - 3
Wigeon - pair
Canada Goose - 3


Hawthorn Wood

Robin - 3
Great Tit - 6
Chaffinch - 6
Blue Tit - 10
Nuthatch - 1
Coal Tit - 1
Bullfinch - 5 (2 male & 3 female)
Dunnock - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male
Long-tailed Tit - 3
Goldfinch - 1


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Tawny Owl (lagoon footpath - possibly across river) - heard
Song Thrush (lagoon footpath) - 1
Shelduck (lagoon meadow) - 4

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