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Wildlife Sightings - 12/01/22

Wildlife Sightings - 12/01/22

Weather: Sunny, Cloudy
Wind Speed: Low
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: High

Tufted Duck - 1
Shelduck - 26
Coot - 4
Grey Heron - 3
Shoveler - 3
Lapwing - 27
Mute Swan - 2
Canada Goose - 36
Greylag Goose - 1
Wigeon - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Curlew - 30
Buzzard - 1
Black-headed Gull - 23
Great Black-backed Gull - 1
Herring Gull - 7
Mallard - 2


Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: Mid

Redshank - 1
Shelduck - 1
Teal - 1


Hawthorn Wood

Bullfinch - 4 (2 male, 2 female)
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3 (2 male, 1 female)
Robin - 4
Chaffinch - 9
Blue Tit - 6
Long-tailed Tit - 3
Great Tit - 3
Coal Tit - 2
Jay - 3
Dunnock - 2
Nuthatch - 1


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Redshank (River Wear) - 1
Grey Heron (River Wear) - 1
Cormorant (River Wear) - 1
Song Thrush (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Redwing (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker (centre feeders) - 1 female
Long-tailed Tit (centre feeders) - 5
Treecreeper (centre feeders) - 1


Other Notes of Interest

Tawny Owl (Hawthorn Wood) - 2

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