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Wildlife Sightings 6/04/2023

Wildlife Sightings 6/04/2023

Weather: Cloudy, light rain

River wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake Species

Canada x Greylag hybrid - 1
Tufted Duck - 27
Shelduck - 36
Canada goose - 25
Teal - 6
Black-tailed godwit - 1
Oystercatcher - 4
Shoveler - 4
Greylag Goose - 24
Little Grebe - 1
Black-headed Gull - 43
Lesser black-backed Gull - 2
Herring Gull - 17
Grey Heron - 27 + 3 chicks
Lapwing - 19
Mute Swan - 2
Wigeon - 4
Gadwall - 2
Redshank - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Great tit - 5
Robin - 2
Blue tit - 4
Bullfinch - 4
Coal tit - 1
Reed bunting - 2
Dunnock - 2
Chaffinch - 3
Goldfinch - 1
Nuthatch - 1

Saline Lagoon

Canada Goose - 3
Greylag Goose - 3
Gadwall - 2
Oystercatcher - 2

Reservoir

Tufted Duck - 8
Canada Goose - 1

Pen 1

Goldcrest - 1

Centre Feeders

Willow tit (no ring) - 1

Middle Wood

Willow tit - 1 (heard)

Wader Lake Footpath

Blackcap - 1

Hidden Meadow

Kestrel - 1

River Wear

Teal - 2
Redshank - 3
Mute Swan - 1
Cormorant - 1
Tufted Duck - 2
Shelduck - 3

Flying Over Site

Avocet - 2
Black-tailed godwit - 16

Mammals

Roe Deer x 4 @ Dragonfly Ponds (1m, 3f)
Roe Deer x 2 @ Hidden Meadow

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