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Wildlife Sightings 30/12/2022

Wildlife Sightings 30/12/2022

Weather: Wind, Overcast

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake Species

Canada x Greylag - 1
Shoveler - 3 (m)
Gadwall - 2 (f)
Teal - 17
Mallard - 32
Shelduck - 4
Lapwing - 46
Redshank - 2
Grey heron - 1
BH Gull - 80
Herring Gull - 16
Common Buzzard - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Bullfinch (9m, 6f) - 15
Greenfinch - 4
Chaffinch - 20
Long-tailed tit - 7
Blue tit - 26
Great tit - 14
Coal tit - 3
GS Woodpecker (2m, 1f) - 3
Nuthatch - 1
Stock Dove - 2

Saline Lagoon

Kingfisher - 1 (m)
Teal - 18
Grey heron - 1
Curlew (meadow) - 4

Other Bird Species Noted Around Site

Kestrel Hidden Meadow - 1(m)
Siskin Wader Lake Footpath - 10
Goldfinch Wader Lake Footpath - 4
Buzzard Over Hawthorn Wood - 2

Note: G.S. Woodpecker Drumming in Hawthorn Wood


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