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Wildlife Sightings- 14/01/2023

Wildlife Sightings- 14/01/2023

Weather: Cloudy / sunny

River wear tide level: mid

A.M

Wader Lake:

Canada Goose - 35

Greylag Goose - 2

Teal - 73

Mallard -15

Grey Heron - 2

Shelduck - 16

Black-headed Gull - 66

Redshank - 1

Lapwing - 45

Moorhen - 2

Curlew - 1

Blue tit - 1 (Footpath)

Hawthorn Wood:

Lesser Redpoll - 1

Blue tit - 5

Great tit - 7

Nuthatch - 1

Goldfinch - 2

Treecreeper - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Long-tailed tit - 16

Coal tit - 4

Bullfinch - 3

Bird species noted around site:

Grey Heron - 5 (Saline Lagoon)

Teal - 6 (Saline Lagoon)

Black-headed Gull - 6 (Saline Lagoon)

Tufted Duck - 24 (Reservoir)

Mallard - 41 (Reservoir)

Black bird - 1 (The Lookout)

Dunnock - 1 (The Lookout)

Magpie - 1 (The Lookout)

Bullfinch - 3 (The Lookout)

Redshank - 6 (River wear)

Mallard - 13 (River wear)

Greenfinch - 1 (Hawthorn wood Hide)


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