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Wildlife sightings 2/12/20

Wildlife sightings 2/12/20

Weather: overcast / sunny spells, wind level low, river wear tide level low

Work being carried out by Reserve manager on the meadow near wader lake


River wear: Cormorant 1, Curlew 2, Grey heron 2, Shelduck 2

Top meadow: Roe deer 3,

Gully: Kingfisher 1

Saline Lagoon: Curlew (meadow) 7, Shelduck 2, Teal 27, Moorhen 2

Hawthorn wood lookout: Goldcrest 1, Bullfinch 3, Robin 2, Coal tit 7, Great tit 4, Chaffinch 1, blue tit 2, Dunnock 2


Other birds noted around site:

Kestrel 1 (grounds by domestics), Sparrowhawk 1 (middle wood), Grey partridge 15 (saline lagoon meadow), Siskin (middle wood)

Bullfinch 2, Wren 1, Blackbird 2, Redwing 10 (dragonfly ponds)


Other wildlife / species around site:

Roe deer 3 (top meadow)


Flora / Fungi:

Candle snuff 1 (hidden meadow), shaggy scalycap 1 (hawthorn wood)



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