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Wildlife Sightings - 24/08/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 24/08/2020

Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake
AM
Water Level: Mid

White Wagtail- 1
Ruff- 2 (juv pair)
Oystercatcher- 4
Teal- 26
Curlew- 2
Greenshank- 1
Gadwall- 6
Lapwing- 26
Grey Heron- 6
Avocet- 17
Black- Tailed Godwit- 9
Redshank- 24

Saline Lagoon
AM
Tide Level: High

Lapwing- 1
Mallard- 18

Hawthorn Wood
AM


Robin- 2
Chaffinch- 1 (male)
Goldfinch- 3 (2 ad, 1 juv)
Bullfinch- 5 (3 male, 2 female)
Great Tit- 6
Blue Tit- 12
Coal Tit- 2
Magpie- 2

Other Birds Noted Around Site
AM

Sparrowhawk (River Reedbed)- 2
Grey Heron (River Reedbed)- 1
Buzzard (West End of Site)- 1
Kestrel (Lagoon Footpath)- 1
Tawny Owl (Slick Gill Hedgerow)- 1
Great- Spotted Woodpecker (Window on the Wood)- 1
Chiffchaff (Amphibian Ponds)- 2
Jay (Woods near Stream Channel- 2

Mammals
Grey Squirrel (Forgotten Meadow)

Amphibians/ Fish
Stickleback (Amphibian Ponds)

Flora/Fungi
Dryad's Saddle (Lagoon Footpath)