Wildlife Sightings - 17/10/2020
Weather: Overcast
Wind Speed: Light
River Wear Tide Level: Low
Wader Lake
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Water Level: Low
Teal - 28
Redshank - 6
Grey Heron - 5
Stock Dove - 11
Jay - 2
Kestrel - 1 (male)
Saline Lagoon
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Water Level: Low
Grey Heron - 2
Black Headed Gull - 9
Teal - 7
Shelduck - 1
Hawthorn Wood
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Willow Tit - 1
Coal Tit - 7
Long-Tailed Tit - 8
Greater Spotted Woodpecker - 1 (male), 1 (female)
Nuthatch - 1
Treecreeper - 1
Other Birds Noted Around Site
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Goosander - River Wear - 4
Redshank - River Wear - 18
Kingfisher - Gully - 1
Redwing - Hawthorn Wood Scrub - 36
Fieldfare - Hawthorn Wood Scrub - 2
Goldcrest - Wader Lake Footpath - 3
Long-tailed Tit - Wader Lake Foothpath - 10
Blackcap - Wader Lake Footpath - 1 (female)
Other Wildlife Species Around Site
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Otter - First noted at river viewpoint, then made its way to the Lagoon Hide - 1
Roe Deer - Spring Gill - 2
