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Wildlife Sightings - 24/04/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 24/04/2024

Weather: Overcast

River Wear Tide Level: Low


Wader Lake Species

Gadwall - 5 (4 male, 1 female)

Shelduck - 22

Greylag Goose - 10

Canada Goose - 27

Shoveler - 7 male

Black-headed Gull - 54

Shelduck - 24

Lapwing - 10

Avocet - 10

Herring Gull - 3

Oystercatcher - 6

Sand Martin - 4

Grey Heron - 20 (6 juvenile)

Tufted Duck - 9

Teal - 3


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Coal Tit - 2

Great Tit - 4

Chaffinch - 3 (2 male, 1 female)

Nuthatch - 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Goldfinch - 3

Bullfinch - 2

Stock Dove - 2


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Avocet (Saline Lagoon) - 2

Willow Warbler (Middle Wood) - 1

Blackcap (Middle Wood) - 2

Willow Warbler (Wader Lake footpath) - 1



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