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Wildlife Sightings 08/09/2022

Wildlife Sightings 08/09/2022
Weather: mist, overcast, light rain

River Wear Tide Level: Low


Wader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: Low

Greylag Goose: (all flew off to River Wear) 150

Teal: 73

Common Term: 2 juv

Tufted Duck: 1 female

Lapwing: 108

Grey Heron: 2 juv

Black Tailed Godwit: 2

Gadwall: 1

Avocet: 3 juv

Snipe: 1


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Great Spotted Woodpecker: 1 female

Greenfinch: 17

Willow tit: 1

Coal tit : 3

Dunnock: 1

Chaffinch: 8

Goldfinch: 2

Buzzard (perched on post): 1


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Nuthatch Hawthorn Wood (pecking hole in tree) 1

Cormorant River Wear 2 juv

Little Egret River Wear (1 caught 2 small fish) 2

Curlew River Wear (heard calling) 1

Blackcap Wader Lake (footpath) 1

Chiffchaff Wader Lake 1






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