Wildlife Sightings - 16/04/2023

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Weather: Sunny

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake Species

Little Grebe: 1

Oystercatcher: 2

Lapwing: 20

Redshank: 1

Shelduck: 44

Tufted Duck: 5

Gadwall: 5

Teal: 2

Shoveler: 3

Coot: 6

Canada Goose: 12

Greylag: 7

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Goldfinch: 2

Bullfinch: 2

Great Tit: 3

Blue Tit: 4

Dunnock: 1

Coal Tit: 1

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Grey Heron: Heron Hedge 37 + 7 chicks

Blackcap: Singing across site 3

Chiffchaff Singimg across site 3

G.S. Woodpecker North Wood 1 male

Buzzard East Down Scrub 1

Bullfinch East Gill Wood 2

Cormorant River Wear 1

Willow Wabler Wader Lake Path 1

Little Egret Saline Lagoon 1

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates

White-Tailed Bubblebee North Wood

Common Corder Bee

Beefly

Speckled Wood

Flora/Fungi

Woodruff @ North Wood

Greater Tufted Sedge @ Amphibian Ponds

Greater Pond Sedge @ Dragonfly Ponds





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