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Wildlife Sightings - 04/05/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 04/05/2024

Weather Overcast/ Breezy

River Wear Tide Level low

Wader Lake Species

Sand Martin - 11

Graylag - 9

Canada Goose - 6

Tufted Duck - 24

Shelduck - 17

Shoveler - 2

Gadwall - 2

Teal - 2

Avocet - 15

Oystercatcher - 2

Common Turn - 2

Black-Headed Gull - 103

Hawthorn Hide Feeding Station

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Blue Tit - 4

Great Tit - 5

Coal Tit - 2

Chaffinch - 3

Goldfinch - 3

Bullfinch - 2

Stock Dove - 1

Black Bird - 1

Magpie - 1

Bird Species Around Site

Mute Swan - 3 (River Wear)

Tufted Duck - 8 (River Wear)

Black-Headed Gull - 7 (River Wear)

Shelduck - 2 (River Wear)

Black Headed Gull x Mediterranean Gull - 1 (Wader Lake)

Herring Gull - 1 (Wader Lake)

Canada Goose - 17 (Wader Lake Meadow)

Graylag Goose - 6 (Wader Lake Meadow)

Pink-footed Goose - 1 (Wader Lake Meadow)

Lapwing - 15 (Wader Lake Meadow)

Redshank - 1 (Wader Lake Meadow)

Shelduck - 9 (Wader Lake Meadow)

Amphibians

Tadpoles at amphibian ponds

Invertebrates

Common Carder Bee

Buff -tailed Bumblebee

Red and Black froghopper on Green Alkanet

Flora / Fungi

Cow Parsley

Bluebells

Red Campion

Glisening Inkcap

Green Alkanet

Wood Speedwell

Marsh Marigold

Cowslip

Hawthorn

Wild Garlic

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