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Wildlife Sightings - 14/05/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 14/05/2023
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Weather: Sunny

River Wear Tide Level: MID

Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 40

Lapwing - 15

Redshank - 7

Oystercatcher - 1

Gadwall - 4

Tufted Duck - 13

Shelduck - 35

Teal - 2

Common Tern - 96

Black-headed Gull - 74

Lesser black-backed Gull - 2

Canada Goose - 23

Greylag Goose - 3

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Goldfinch - 3

Dunnock - 2

Robin - 1

Blue Tit - 1

Great Tit - 1

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Grey Heron - Heron Hedge - 30

G. S. Woodpecker - Centre Feeders -1

Chiffchaff - Spring Gill Wood - 1

Blackcap - Amphibian Ponds - 2

Reed Bunting - Amphibian Ponds -1

Mute Swan - River Wear -1

Sedge Warbler - Wader Lake Path - 2

Common Whitethroat - Wader Lake Path -1

Avocet - Saline Lagoon - 2

Shoveler - Saline Lagoon -1

Reed Warbler - Saline Lagoon -1

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates - Nettle Weevil

Red-headed Cardinal Beetle

Peacock

Raspberry Beetle

Flora/Fungi - Red Fescue

Tufted Vetch

Cottsfoot

Creeping Buttercup

Red Clover



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