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Wildlife Sightings 31/07/2023

Wildlife Sightings 31/07/2023

Weather: Cloudy

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake Species

Avocet - 18
Shelduck - 16 (14 juv.)
Gadwall - 8
Lapwing - 155
Greylag Goose - 7
Curlew - 2
Black-headed Gull - 16 (5 juv.)
Shoveler - 3
Common Tern - 8
Grey Heron - 11
Ruff - 3
Canada Goose - 5

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Great tit - 5
Blue tit - 4
Coal tit - 1
Chaffinch - 4
Robin - 2 (1 juv.)
Greenfinch - 2
Dunnock - 1
GS Woodpecker - 1 juv.
Stock Dove - 1
Jay - 2

River Wear

Lesser black-backed Gull - 1
Black-headed Gull - 29
Herring Gull - 20
Lapwing - 2
Grey Heron - 1
Oystercatcher - 1
Cormorant - 1

Saline Lagoon

Lapwing - 16
Grey Heron - 1

Reservoir

Tufted Duck - 10 (2ducklings)