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Wildlife Sightings - 12/11/21

Wildlife Sightings - 12/11/21

Weather: Overcast/Rain
Wind Speed: Moderate
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: Mid

Teal - 216
Shelduck - 6
Grey Heron - 1
Redshank - 65
Lapwing - 14
Common Gull - 1 (1st winter)
Black-headed Gull - 80 (42 adult & 34 1st winter)
Herring Gull - 16 (8 adult, 1 3rd winter, 2 2nd winter & 5 1st winter)
Water Rail - 1


Saline Lagoon

Teal - 36
Mallard - 10
Redshank - 7


Hawthorn Wood

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 female
Nuthatch - 2
Bullfinch - 6
Greenfinch - 4
Chaffinch - 10
Willow Tit - 2


Lookout Feeding Station

Nuthatch - 2
Willow Tit - 1
Coal Tit - 7
Robin - 2


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Blackbird (Wader Lake footpath) - 8
Redwing (Wader Lake footpath) - 2
Bullfinch (Wader Lake footpath) - 2
Siskin (Wader Lake footpath) - 14
Goldfinch (Wader Lake footpath) - 8
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 32
Buzzard (Hawthorn Wood) - 1