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Wildlife Sightings - 09/07/2024

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Weather: Rainy

River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species

Shelduck - 7 + 19 Chicks

Sand Martin - 12

Reed Warbler - 3

Teal - 8

Oystercatcher - 2

Common Tern - 47 + 1 Chick + 1 Juvenile

Mediterranean + Black-headed Gull - 1

Avocet - 18

Lapwing - 6

Black-headed Gull - 77 Adults + 73 Juvenile

Gadwall - 6

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Great Tit - 4

Blue Tit - 4

Nuthatch - 1

Robin - 1

Dunnock - 1

Goldfinch - 1

Bullfinch - 1

Coal Tit - 1

Greenfinch - 6

Chaffinch - 15

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Grey Heron - 2 Juvenile (Heronry)

Graylag Goose - 4 (Wader Lake meadow)

Canada Goose - 9 (Wader Lake meadow)

Jay - 1 Juvenile (The Lookout)

Goldfinch - 9 (Hawthorn Wood)

Goldfinch - 2 (Wader Lake Footpath)

Graylag Goose - 6 (Reservoir)

Canada Goose - 1 (Reservoir)

Tufted Duck - 1 Male + 7 Female (Reservoir)

Black-headed Gull - 3 (River Wear)

Herring Gull - 2 (River Wear)

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals:

Bank Vole

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