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Wildlife Sightings 14/10/2023

Wildlife Sightings 14/10/2023

Weather: cold bit sunny

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake Species

Water Level: Low

Redshank - 3

Curlew - 6

Teal - 18

Common buzzard - 2

Sparrow hawk - 1

Grey heron - 1 juvenile

Saline Lagoon Species

Curlew

Black-tailed Godwit

Common Snipe

Other Bird Species Noted

Kestrel - 1 (Forgotten Meadow)

Kestrel - 1 (Wader lake footpath)

Jay - 6 (Across site)

Goosander - 4 (River Wear)

Cormorant - 2 (River Wear)

Long-tailed tit - 16 (Lagoon path)

Goldcrest - 1 (Lagoon path)

Chaffinch - 2 (The Lookout)

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Bullfinch - 4

Chaffinch - 4

Coal Tit - 2

Blue Tit - 5

Great Tit - 4

Tree creeper - 1

Other Wildlife Species Noted around site

Mammals:

Rabbit ( Hidden Meadow)

Invertebrates:

Pale Tussock Caterpillar (Stream channel)