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Wildlife Sightings 17/12/2022

Wildlife Sightings 17/12/2022

Weather: Cold / Snow

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake Species.

Lapwing 4

Other Birds on Site

Wigeon 1 - Reservoir

Gadwall ( Pair ) 2 - Reservoir

Shelduck 2 - Reservoir

Tufted Duck 11 (m) 8 ( f )

Water Rail 2 - River Reedbed

Reed Bunting 1 (m) - River Reedbed

Blackbird 46 - Corner Meadow

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Bullfinch 6 ( m ) 5 ( f )

Greenfinch 4

Siskin 6

Chaffinch 13

Willow tit 1

Coal tit 6

Jay 1

Nuthatch 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker 2 ( m ) 1 ( f )

Bird Species Noted Around Site

River Wear

Cormorant 5

Goldeneye 1 ( m )

Teal 36

Gadwall 4

Shelduck 8

Tufted Duck 16

Black - headed gull 107

Common gull 4

Herring gull 52

Little grebe 2

Grey Herron 3

Little egret 1

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Tracks in Snow

Rabbit - Play Area

Stoat - North Wood

Grey Squirrel - Across Site

Fox - Spring Gill

Roe Deer 3 noted - Spring Gill




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