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Wildlife Sightings 02/09/2022

Wildlife Sightings 02/09/2022

Weather: Sunny

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 1
Black-headed gull - 42
L_BB Gull - 2
Common Snipe - 6
Redshank - 32
Greenshank - 3
Lapwing - 28
Ruff - 1
Black-tailed godwit - 8
Common Tern (5 juv , 3 ad) - 8
Grey heron - 2
Kestrel - 1 (m)

Saline Lagoon Species

Curlew - 2
Lapwing - 12
Buzzard (flew over) - 1
Grey heron - 1

Hawthorn Wood Species

Long-tailed tit - 4
Great tit - 7
Coal tit - 3
Blue tit - 11
Willow tit - 1
Greenfinch - 10
Bullfinch (3m, 1f, 3 juv) - 7
Chaffinch - 10
Goldfinch - 6
Nuthatch - 1
Stock dove - 2
Blackcap - 1

Other Bird Species Noted

Jay Spring Gill Wood - 2
Kestrel (m) Topmeadow - 1
Swallow Over site - 7
Sedge Warbler Round Table Ponds - 3
Swift Over Round Table Ponds - 1
Song Thrush Lagoon Path - 1
Goldfinch Amphib. Ponds - 32
Kingfisher Gully - 1

Invertebrates

Painted Lady
Speckled Wood
Small White
Holly Blue

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