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Wildlife Sightings - 30/11/21

Wildlife Sightings - 30/11/21

Weather: Cold, light rain
Wind speed: Low
River Wear Tide Level: Mid


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: High

Shelduck - 6
Shoveler - 12 (3 female & 9 male)
Teal - 22
Black-headed Gull - 4
Herring Gull - 1
Moorhen - 1
Wren - 1
Mute Swan - 2


Saline Lagoon Time: Am Tide Level: Mid

Kingfisher - 1
Grey Heron - 1
Redshank - 1


Hawthorn Wood

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 male
Jay - 1
Bullfinch - 7 (3 male & 4 female)
Coal Tit - 2
Robin - 1
Chaffinch - 1 female


Lookout Feeding Station

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
Bullfinch - 5 (3 male & 2 female)
Robin - 2
Pheasant - 1 male
Blue Tit - 3
Great Tit - 4


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Goosander (River Wear) - 4 (3 male & 1 female)
Goldfinch (Wader Lake footpath) - 4
Siskin (Wader Lake footpath) - 10
Wren (Wader Lake footpath) - 1
Bullfinch (Wader Lake footpath) - 2 female
Bullfinch (Orchard) - 5 female
Great Spotted Woodpecker (Reservoir) -1
Wren (Playscape) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Around Site

Mammals;

Grey Squirrel - 10
Roe Deer (Hidden Meadow) - 3