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Wildlife Sightings - 07/10/19

Wildlife Sightings - 07/10/19

Weather: rain/windy
Wind Speed: mild gusts


Wader Lake
AM
Water Level: High

Shoveler - 11 (5 males, 6 females)
Lapwing - 7
Teal - 36 (8 males, 28 females)
Shelduck - 1
Curlew - 9
Black-headed Gull - 14
Snipe - 4
Redwing (flew over over) - 1


Saline Lagoon
AM
Tide Level: High

Redshank - 1
Teal - 4


Hawthorn Wood

Willow Tit - 1
Jay - 1
Treecreeper - 1
Goldfinch - 4
Blue Tit - 3
Sparrowhawk (juvenile) - 1
Coal Tit - 1
Great Tit - 3


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Cormorant (Window on the Wear) - 1
Grey Heron (Window on the Wear) - 1
Grey Heron (River Wear) - 1
Jay (River Reedbed) - 1


Other Wildlife Noted Around Site

Flora/Fungi
Common Inkcap
Shaggy Inkcap


Look out for birds dropping in on migration. Common Scoter in local area


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