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Wildlife Sightings - 21/09/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 21/09/2020

Weather: Sunny
Wind Speed: Light Breeze
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: Low

Lapwing - 12
Black-tailed Godwit - 11
Redshank - 2
Curlew - 9
Common Snipe - 1
Black-headed Gull - 400+
Gadwall - 2
Teal - 45
Shelduck - 1


Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: Mid

Curlew - 1
Black-headed Gull - 21
Teal - 26


Hawthorn Wood

Coal Tit - 3
Goldfinch - 6
Blue Tit - 4
Great Tit - 2
Bullfinch - 1 male
Chaffinch - 1


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Long-tailed Tits (corn hut path) - 4
Chiffchaff (corn hut path) - 1
Shoveler (reservoir) - 1
Tufted Duck (reservoir) - 27
Cormorant (River Wear) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Around Site

Mammals:
Roe Deer (Hidden Meadow)

Invertebrates:
Speckled Wood
Common Darter

Flora/Fungi:
Musk Mallow