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Wildlife Sightings - 04/01/25

Wildlife Sightings - 04/01/25

Weather: Cold & frosty

River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Water Level: 96% frozen

Wader Lake Species

Curlew - 310 (spotted first thing this morning)

Black-headed Gull - 550

Herring Gull - 145

Shoveler - 4

Gadwall - 2

Teal - 2

Carrion Crow - 4

Stock Dove - 5

Greater Black Backed Gull - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Nuthatch - 1

Bullfinch - 5

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2

Chaffinch - 3

Coal Tit - 2

Greenfinch - 1

Blue Tit - 5

Great Tit - 4

Robin - 2

Dunnock - 1

Long-tailed tit - 5

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Goldcrest - 1 - Hollowood

Mute Swan - 2 - River

Tufted Duck - 23 - Reservoir

Coot - 1 - Reservoir

Long-tailed tit - 1 - Reservoir

Mallard - 45 - Reservoir

Cormorant - 2 - River

Shelduck - 12 - Stream Channel

Little Grebe - 1 - River

Gadwall - 4 - Reservoir

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals:

Roe Deer x 4 @ Hawthorn Wood

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