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Wildlife Sightings 4/1/20

Wildlife Sightings 4/1/20

Weather: Bright

Wind Speed: Strong breeze

River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake

Teal - 38
Shelduck - 6
Mallard - 76
Wigeon (pair) - 2
Grey Heron - 5
BH Gull - 40

Saline Lagoon

Kingfisher - 1(f)
Teal - 58
Curlew - 1
Grey Heron - 2

Other birds noted around site

Little Grebe River - 2
Cormorant River - 1
Grey Heron River - 2
Sparrowhawk (with Blackbird) Wader Lake footpath - 1(f)
Mute Swan River - 2
Common Buzzard North Wood - 1
Goosander River - 4
Goldeneye River - 2

Hawthorn Wood

Willow tit - 2
Long tailed tit - 6
Coal tit - 6
Bullfinch - 10
Chaffinch - 11
Lesser redpoll - 3
Goldfinch - 8
Treecreeper - 1
Nuthatch -2
GS Woodpecker - 3 (2m,1f)



















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