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Wildlife Sightings 23/07/2023

Wildlife Sightings 23/07/2023

Weather: Rain

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake Species

Grey heron - 8
Avocet - 27
Shelduck - 1 + 8 juv.
Black-headed Gull - 1
Common Sandpiper - 1
Lapwing - 101
Canada Goose - 6
Greylag Goose - 2 + 1 juv.
Oystercatcher - 1
Redshank - 34
Tufted Duck - 2 + 1 duckling

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

G.S. Woodpecker - 3
Nuthatch - 1
Chaffinch - 5
Bullfinch - 1
Dunnock - 1
Great tit - 8
Coal tit - 1
Blue tit - 3
Robin - 1 juv.
Mallard - 2 f, 3 juv. + 7 ducklings

Reserve Orchard

Robin - 1

Saline Lagoon

Grey heron - 2
Gadwall - 2
Lesser black-backed Gull - 1

River Wear

Mute Swan - 1

Reservoir

Tufted Duck - 7 + 6 ducklings