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Wildlife Sightings- 25/01/2020

Wildlife Sightings- 25/01/2020

Weather: Bright and Clear
Wind Speed: Still
River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake
AM
Water Level: High


Tufted Duck- 7
Shelduck- 21
Lapwing- 7
Grey Heron- 4
Wigeon- 2 (male and female)
Mute Swan- 2

Saline Lagoon
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Tide Level- Low

Teal- 12

Hawthorn Wood
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Coal Tit- 3
Robin- 4
Dunnock- 2
Blackbird- 2
Chaffinch- 4
Blue Tit- 8
Great Tit- 3
Bullfinch- 4
Great Spotted Woodpecker- 2 (male and female)

Other Birds Spotted Around Site
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Redshank (River Wear) -5
Goosander (River Wear) -2 (male and female)
Grey Heron (River Wear) -4
Wren (Wader Lake Footpath) -1
Long Tailed Tit (Wader Lake Footpath) -4
Redwing (Saline Meadow Path) -2
Gadwall (Reservoir) -2 (male and female)


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