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Wildlife Sightings - 30/04/25

Wildlife Sightings - 30/04/25

Weather: Sunny, hot

River Wear Tide Level: Mid, going out

am/pm

Wader Lake Species

Water Level

Total

Mute swan

4

Shelduck

13

Black-headed gull

17

Herring gull

8

Avocet

19

Sand Martin

3

Coot

3

Mallard

4

Lapwing

3

Oystercatcher

2

Common tern

2

Tufted duck

4m 3f

Canada goose

22

Greylag

12

Moorhen

3

Teal

1m 1f

Shoveler

3m 1f

Gadwall

3m 1f

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Total

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Total

Blue tit

2

Mallard

1f

Goldfinch

2

Pheasant

1m 1f

Bullfinch

1m

am/pm

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Location

Total

Canada Goose

Wader Lake Meadow

7

Lapwing

Wader Lake Meadow

8

Greylag

Wader Lake Meadow

5

Canada x greylag

Wader Lake Meadow

1

Shelduck

Wader Lake Meadow

14

Grey heron

Heronry

16

Shelduck

Saline Lagoon

3

Avocet

Saline Lagoon

2

Tufted Duck

Reservoir

15m 17f

Grey Heron

Reservoir

1

Mallard

Reservoir

6

Gadwall

Reservoir

2

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