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Wildlife Sightings 10/02/25

Weather : Overcast/Damp

River Wear Tide Level : Low

Wader Lake Species Am

Shoveller - 3(m)

Tufted Duck - 16

Teal - 2

Gadwall- 2(pair)

Canada Goose -14

Grey Heron - 15 (8nests)

Mute Swan - 1

Herring Gull- 54

Lapwing - 11

Black Headed Gull - 52

Shelduck - 8

Canalag Goose - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Nuthatch - 1

Bullfinch - 4

Robin - 1

Goldfinch -1

Chaffinch - 7

Blue Tit - 17

Long Tailed Tit - 6

Siskin - 1(f)

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Redshank - River Wear - 1

Curlew - River Wear - 2 (calling)

Bullfinch - North Wood - 4 (calling)

Blackbird - Wader Lake Footpath - 1(f)

Tree Creeper - Wader Lake Footpath - 2

Goldcrest - Wader Lake Footpath - 2 (1 of which calling)

Robin - Wader Lake Footpath - 1

Wren - Middle Wood - 1

Long-Tailed Tit - Middle Wood - 5

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Roe Deer - Spring Gill - 3

Snowdrops (single and double flowers) in bloom across site

Dog Mercury flowering (male flowers) at Hawthorn Wood


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