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Wildlife sightings - 09/09/16

a.m. Tide Level: High (falling)

Wader Lake

Black-tailed godwit 28

Common snipe 14

Redshank 40

Greenshank 40

Greenshank 2

Lapwing 85

Curlew 22

Shoveler 6

Gadwall 21

Wigeon 1

Teal 36

Grey heron 5

Saline Lagoon

Redshank 5

Grey heron 2

Hawthorn Wood

Great spotted woodpecker 1

Nuthatch 1

Jay 1

Goldfinch 10

Greenfinch 6

Chaffinch 17

Willow tit 2

Coal tit 5

Long-tailed tit 7

Other birds

Grey wagtail - 3 - Wader Lake

Pied wagtail - 2 - Wader Lake

Sparrowhawk - 1 - Wader Lake

Little grebe - 1 - Reservoir

Kestrel - 1 - Forgotten Meadow

Little egret - 1 - River Wear

Kingfisher - 1 - Calling along the river

Teal - 8 - Filter reedbed

Reed warbler - 1 - Filter reedbed

Other wildlife/flora

Weasel - Wader Lake footpath

Stickleback (fish) - Kingfisher pool river reedbed

Toad - Round table pond outlet

Common darter - Forgotten Meadow

Sea aster

Lesser sea-spurrey

Water mint

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