Wildlife Sightings - 16/03/2020

Weather: Sunny
Wind Speed: Slight
River Wear Tide Level: High

Grey Heron- 31
Redshank- 30
Wigeon- pair
Avocet- 25 (1 pair courting)
Shoveler- 4 (male)
Lesser Black- Backed Gull- 2
Shelduck- 58
Herring Gull- 6
Snipe- 3
Oystercatcher- 2
Gadwall- pair
Teal- 13
Lapwing- 25

Saline Lagoon
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Tide Level: High

Shelduck- 21
Reed Bunting- 1 (female, reedbed)

Hawthorn Wood
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Nuthatch- 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker- 1
Bullfinch- 6
Chaffinch- 9
Blue Tit- 11
Long-Tailed Tit- 4

Other Birds Around Site
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Reed Bunting (Wader Lake Footpath)- 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker (South Wood, drumming)- 1
Grey Heron (Forgotten Meadow)- 1
Grey Heron (Top Meadow)- 1
Oystercatcher (Stream Channel)- 2

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