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Wildlife Sightings 12/1/20

Wildlife Sightings 12/1/20

Weather: Dull

Wind Speed: Nil

River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: High

Goldeneye - 1 female
Grey Heron - 2
Shelduck - 14
Lapwing - 1
Teal - 48 (29 male & 19 female)
Mallard - 11
Coot - 1
Black-headed Gull - 28


Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: High

Snipe - 3
Teal - 9 (6 male & 3 female)


Hawthorn Wood

Lesser Redpoll - 1
Goldfinch - 4
Nuthatch - heard
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Robin - 4
Coal Tit - 3
Blue Tit - 14
Great Tit - 10


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Kingfisher (Window on the Wear) - 1
Teal (Window on the Wear - pair
Buzzard (Hidden Meadow) - 1
Willow Tit (Middle Wood) - 1
Tree Sparrow (centre feeders) - 6+
Mute Swan (reservoir) - 1
Gadwall (reservoir) - pair
Tufted Duck (resevoir) - 39
























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