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Wildlife Sightings - 02/06/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 02/06/2020

Weather: sunny

Wind speed: light

River Wear Tide Level: low

Wader Lake - AM - water level low

Avocet 32

Lapwing 14

Little ringed plover 2

Oystercatcher 3 adults + 2 chicks

Redshank 3

Common tern 242

Black headed gull 134

Lesser black backed gull 1

Shelduck 10 adults + 17 ducklings

Grey heron 36

Saline Lagoon

Grey heron 3

lapwing 1

Oystercatcher 1

Hawthorn Wood

Great spotted woodpecker 3 (2 male, 1 female)

Nuthatch 1

Willow tit 1

Bullfinch 3

Other birds noted around site

Buzzard (over site) 1

Other wildlife species around site

Mammals:

Roe deer 1 + 1 fawn

Amphibian / Fish:

Great crested newt efts 3

Smooth newt efts 22

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