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Wildlife Sightings 14/07/2023

Wildlife Sightings 14/07/2023

Weather: Overcast

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 45

Shelduck - 2 ( + 11 ducklings )

Mallard - 1 ( F ) + 4 ducklings )

Black - headed Gull - 37 ( + 24 juvs. )

Mediterranean X Black- headed Gull - 1

Common Tern - 15 ( + 1 juv. )

Teal - 4

Grey Heron - 11

Lapwing - 10

Redshank - 1

Greylag Goose - 1 gosling

Coot - 2 ( + 1 juv. )

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Goldfinch - 3

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 ( M ) 1 ( F ) + 1 juv.

Chaffinch - 2

Bullfinch - 1 ( M )

Great Tit - 3 ( + 6 juvs )

Stock Dove - 1

Blue Tit - 2 ( + 1 juv. )

Dunnock - 1

Moorhen - 1 ( + 1 juv. )

Coal Tit - 1

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Black - headed Gull - River Wear 49

Lapwing - River Wear 2

Herring Gull - River Wear 10

Cormorant - River Wear 1

Bullfinch - The Lookout 3 ( M )

Chaffinch - The Lookout 5

Magpie - The Lookout 1

Great Tit - The Lookout 1

Wood Pigeon - Saline Lagoon 8

Teal - Saline Lagoon 2

Tufted Duck - Reservoir 3 ( F ) 1 ( M ) + 3 ducklings

Canalag Goose - Reservoir 1 juv.

Flora/Fungi

Broad-leaved helleborine




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