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Wildlife Sightings - 04/10/20

Wildlife Sightings - 04/10/20

Weather: Cloudy/Bright Spells
Wind Speed: Low Breeze
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: Mid

Redshank - 13
Teal - 18
Shelduck - 2
Gadwall - 39 (16 male & 23 female)
Shoveler - 3 (1 male & 2 female)
Lapwing - 12
Cormorant - 3
Grey Partridge (meadow) - 15


Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: High

Little Egret - 1
Teal - 22
Grey Heron - 1
Curlew - 1
Redshank - 2


Hawthorn Wood

Coal Tit - 3
Chaffinch - 5
Bullfinch - 1
Great Tit - 3
Blue Tit - 5
Nuthatch - 1
Robin - 1
Goldfinch - 3
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Mute Swan (River Wear) - 2
Goldcrest (South Wood) - 1
Jack Snipe (Flooded Forest Exhibit) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates:

Speckled Wood