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Wildlife Sightings 19/08/2023

Wildlife Sightings 19/08/2023

Weather: Bright, Breezy

River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Wader Lake Species

Lapwing - 408
Teal - 40
Curlew - 6
Shoveler (in eclipse) - 4 m, 4 f
Grey heron - 8
Black tailed godwit - 8
Avocet - 21
Shelduck - 3 juv.
Greylag goose - 2 ad, 2 juv.
Canada Goose - 2
Redshank - 10
Oystercatcher - 3

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Bullfinch - 1 juv.
Greenfinch - 3 juv.
Robin - 1 juv.
Coal tit - 1
Great tit - 3
Blue tit - 7
Chaffinch - 1 juv.
Mallard - 1 + 4 juv.

River Wear

Cormorant (flying up river) - 4

Saline Lagoon

Grey heron - 1
Mallard - 17 (2 juv)

Mammals

Roe deer (juv.) x 2 @ Hidden Meadow

Flora/Fungi

Sulphur Tuft x 40 @ across the fenceline
Bloody Brittle Gill x 30 @ South Wood
Stinkhorn x 1 (could smell it) @ South wood