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Wildlife Sightings - 16/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 16/12/2023

Weather: Clear

River wear tide level: High

A.M

Wader lake species:

(Deporting Site After Evening Roost) 8:15

Curlew - 230

Lapwing - 2

Redshank - 10

Common snipe - 1

Teal - 63

Shelduck - 10

8:30

Lapwing - 25

Shelduck - 5

Teal - 15 +19

Black-headed Gull - 6

Goosander - 2 +1

Mallard - 3 + 4

Coot - 1

Moorhen - 6

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station:

Goldfinch - 3

Chaffinch - 2 + 3

Bullfinch - 2 + 1

Great tit - 9

Blue tit - 11

Coal tit - 2

Long-tailed Tit - 11

Nuthatch - 1

Robin - 1

Dunnock - 2

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Kestrel - 1 (Top Meadow)

Jay - 2 (North Wood)

Woodcock - 1 (North Wood)

Goldcrest - 1 (North Wood)

Redshank - 3 (River Wear)

Goosander - 1 + 1 (River Wear)

Black-headed Gull - 16 (River Wear)

Mallard - 19 (River Wear)

Canada Goose - 1 (Wader Lake)

Tufted Duck - 5 (Reservoir)

Mallard - 18 (Reservoir)

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