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Wildlife Sightings - 11/01/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 11/01/2020

Wind Speed: Very strong

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake - am - water level high

Curlew - 93

Lapwing - 1

Herring Gull - 33

Shelduck - 23

Grey Heron - 5

Teal - 70

Shoveler - 2 (male)

Black headed gull - 24

Greater black - backed gull - 1

Saline Lagoon

Snipe - 5

Teal - 30

Grey Heron - 1

Other birds noted around the site

Cormorant - River wear - 1

Mute Swan - River Wear - 2

Gadwall - Reservoir - 1

Tufted Duck - Reservoir - 37

Hawthorn Wood

Coal tit - 2

Blue tit - 15

Great tit - 7

Bullfinch - 3

Willow tit - 2

Chaffinch - 4

Tree Creeper - 2

Mammals

Roe deer - spring gill wood - 3

Bank vole - Hawthorn wood - 1

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