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Wildlife Sightings - 03/08/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 03/08/2024

Weather: Sunny / warm

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake Species

Grey Heron - 3 Juvenile

Teal - 23

Shelduck - 1 + 24 Juvenile

Sand Martin - 8

Lapwing - 207

Mute Swan - 1

Pied Wagtail - 2 + 1 Juvenile

Avocet - 1

Swift - 1

Black headed Gull - 10 + 4 Juvenile

Starling - 1

Graylag Goose - 4

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Great Tit - 4

Nuthatch - 1 Juvenile

Blue Tit - 3

Coal Tit - 2 + 1 Juvenile

Chaffinch - 1 + 3

Greenfinch - 1

Bullfinch - 1

Dunnock - 1

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Canada Goose - 2 (Wader Lake)

Canada x Graylag Goose - 1 Juvenile (Wader lake)

Black headed Gull - 109 (River Wear)

Redshank - 2 (River Wear)

Herring Gull - 49 (River Wear)

Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 (River Wear)

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates

Speckled Wood x 8

Meadow Brown x 1

Blue-Tailed Damselfly x1 @ amphibian ponds

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