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Wildlife Sightings - 27/01/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 27/01/2024

Weather: overcast / warm
River Wear Tide Level: mid


Wader Lake Species

Wigeon - 2

Teal - 6 + 5

Tufted Duck - 6

Shelduck - 12

Canada Goose - 8

Grey Heron - 20 (14 in the hedge)

Lapwing - 60

Black-headed Gull - 10

Starling - 3

Redshank - 2

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Blue Tit - 7

Great Tit - 6

Coal Tit - 2

Long-tailed Tit - 8

Bullfinch - 3 + 2

Chaffinch - 2 + 1

Greenfinch - 1

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Robin - 1

Dunnock - 1

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Redwing - 6 (Water lab area)

Goldcrest - 1 (Water lab area)

Long-tailed Tit - 12 (Centre Feeders)

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 (Centre Feeders)

Shelduck - 6 (Wader lake meadows)

Lapwing - 9 (Wader lake meadows)

Buzzard - 1 (Amphibian ponds)

Kestrel - 1 (Amphibian ponds)

Cormorant - 1 (River wear)

Black-headed Gull - 60 (Rive wear)

Teal - 1 + 1 (River wear)

Redshank - 3 (River wear)

Black bird - 2 (The lookout)

Chaffinch - 1 (The lookout)

Great tit - 1 (The lookout)

Willow tit - 1 (The lookout)

Mallard (Reservoir)

Tufted duck - 11 (Reservoir)

Coot - 2 (Reservoir)

Moorhen - 4 (Reservoir)

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals:

Stoat - Water lab