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Wildlife Sightings - 30/03/23

Wildlife Sightings - 30/03/23

Weather: Rainy
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Species

Canada Goose - 15
Greylag Goose - 25
Black-headed Gull - 39
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 23
Oystercatcher - 3
Teal - 3
Grey Heron - 21
Lapwing - 13
Gadwall - 2
Tufted Duck - 2
Wigeon - 4


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Robin - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Dunnock - 1
Blackbird - 2
Goldfinch - 1
Bullfinch - 5
Chaffinch - 1
Great Tit - 3
Blue Tit - 2
Coal Tit - 2


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Shelduck (Wader Lake) - 16
Tufted Duck (River Wear)
Teal (River Wear)
Greylag Goose (River Wear)
Shelduck (River Wear)
Reed Bunting (Dragonfly Ponds)
Chiffchaff (1 Wader Lake footpath, 2 South Wood)
Shelduck (Reservoir)
Canada Goose (Reservoir)
Kestrel (Forgotten Meadow)
Kingfisher (River Reedbed)
Oystercatcher (Saline Lagoon)