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Wildlife Sightings - 17/07/23

Wildlife Sightings - 17/07/23

Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: Low


Wader Lake Species

Mediterranean & Black-headed Gull Hybrid - 1
Avocet - 33 & 1 juvenile
Shelduck - 1 & 10 juvenile
Common Tern - 10 & 1 chick
Black-headed Gull - 88, 17 juvenile & 1 chick
Teal - 6
Lapwing - 67
Ruff - 2
Grey Heron - 5
Shoveler - 3
Gadwall - 3
Redshank - 2


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Chaffinch - 4
Greenfinch - 3
Coal Tit - 1
Dunnock - 1
Great Tit - 8
Blue Tit - 4
Bullfinch - 2
Robin - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Black-headed Gull (River Wear) - 42
Lesser Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - 6
Redshank (River Wear) - 4
Common Tern (River Wear) - 1
Cormorant (River Wear) - 2
Herring Gull (River Wear) - 22
Lapwing (Saline Lagoon) - 3
Swallow (Saline Lagoon) - 5
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 7 (1 adult, 4 juvenile & 2 ducklings)


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates;

Meadow Brown
Red Admiral
Comma
Ringlet













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