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Wildlife Sightings- 22/02/2020

Wildlife Sightings- 22/02/2020

Weather: Sunny
Wind Speed: Very Strong Wind
River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Wader Lake
AM
Water Level: High

Avocet (1st) - 1
Redshank- 10
Lapwing- 40
Curlew- 12
Mute Swan- 2
Shoveler- 4
Wigeon- 2
Teal- 38
Shelduck- 52
Herring Gull- 110
Black Headed Gull- 240

Saline Lagoon
AM
Tide Level: Mid

Teal- 60
Redshank- 4

Hawthorn Wood
AM

Great Spotted Woodpecker- 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Nuthatch- 2
Treecreeper- 1
Willow Tit- 2
Coal Tit- 5
Long- Tailed Tit- 6
Bullfinch- 8
Greenfinch- 1
Lesser Redpoll- 1

Other Birds Noted Around Site

AM

Tree Sparrow (Centre Feeders)- 6
Long-Tailed Tit (Centre Feeders)- 4
Sparrowhawk (Staff Carpark) - 1 (male)
Goosander (Wader Lake)- 4 (2 male, 2 female)
Mandarin Duck (Reservoir) - 1 (male)
Tufted Duck (Reservoir)- 75
Little Grebe (Reservoir)- 1























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