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Wildlife Sightings-28/3/22

Wildlife Sightings-28/3/22

Weather: Rain, Dull

Wind Speed: Low

River Wear Tide Level Low

Wader Lake

Little Ringed Plover - 1
Gadwall - 9
Little Grebe - 1
Shelduck - 34
Shoveler - 12
Teal - 4
Mallard - 20
Canada Goose - 18
Lapwing - 15
Black-headed gull - 41
Oyster catcher - 4
Grey heron - 22
Herring Gull - 49
Greylag - 12
LBB Gull - 4
Mute Swan - 2
Wigeon (2m,3f) - 5

Saline Lagoon

Shelduck - 2
Mallard - 2
Canada goose - 3
Oyster catcher - 1
Avocet - 2
Teal - 4
Herring Gull

Hawthorn Wood

Reed bunting (m,f) - 2
GS Woodpecker - 1(m)
Willow tit - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Bullfinch(2m,3f) - 5
long tailed tit - 1

Lookout Feeding Station

Bullfinch (2m,3f) - 5
Great tit - 4
Chaffinch - 6
Treecreeper - 1
Dunnock - 1
Robin - 1

Other birds noted around site

Mistle thrush Middle Wood - 1
Chiffchaff around site - 4 (heard)
Redshank River Wear - 1
Sparrow hawk Close encounters - 1(m)
Greenfinch Education Barn - 4

Mammals

Roe deer Spring Gill Wood - 1(f)

Amphibians/fish

Toad Amphibian ponds - 2(mating)

Invertebrates

Buff Bumblebee around site - 2
Carder Bumblebee Wader lake footpath

Flora/Fungi

Butterbur amphibian Ponds - 25
White deadnettle Wader lake footpath - 15


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