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Wildlife Sightings 19/02/2023

Wildlife Sightings 19/02/2023

Weather: Overcast

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake Species

Canada Goose - 17
Greylag Goose - 2
Shelduck - 31
Teal - 3
Herring Gull - 16
Black-headed Gull - 5
Oystercatcher - 4
Lapwing - 74
Grey Heron - 36

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Robin - 1
Coal tit - 3
Great tit - 5
Blue tit - 2
Bullfinch - 1
Dunnock - 2
Chaffinch - 4
Blackbird - 2
Nuthatch - 1
G.S. Woodpecker (drumming) - 1

River Wear

Black-headed Gull - 27
Goosander - 1
Teal - 11
Redshank - 3
Mute Swan - 3
Oystercatcher - 1
Curlew - 1

Saline Lagoon

Gadwall - 2
Shelduck - 1
Canada Goose - 2

Reservoir

Greylag Goose - 3

East Downs

Kestrel - 1

Old Oak Meadow

Treecreeper - 1

Hidden Meadow

Grey heron - 1

Education Barn (behind)

Tree sparrow (heard) - 1

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