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Wildlife Sightings - 21/11/20

Wildlife Sightings - 21/11/20

Weather: Overcast
Wind Speed: Moderate
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: Mid/Low

Shelduck - 20
Teal - 86
Mallard - 7
Redshank - 22
Curlew - 6
Grey Heron - 5
Black-headed Gull - 14


Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: High

Water Rail - 1
Curlew - 7
Teal - 14


The Lookout

Willow Tit - 1
Long-tailed Tit - 6
Coal Tit - 6
Blue Tit - 14
Great Tit - 11
Bullfinch - 11 (4 male, 7 female)
Chaffinch - 16 (10 male, 6 female)
Nuthatch - 1
Treecreeper - 1


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Willow Tit (Hawthorn Wood) - 2
Bullfinch (Hawthorn Wood) - 12 (8 male, 4 female)
Stock Dove (Hawthorn Wood) - 2
Kingfisher (Gully/River Wear) - 1 male
Redwing (site count) - 80
Jay (Saline Lagoon meadow) - 2
Grey Wagtail (river viewpoint) - 2
















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