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Wildlife Sightings - 16/11/20

Wildlife Sightings - 16/11/20

Weather: Sunny
Wind Speed: Windy from NW with occasional gusts
River Wear Tide Level: Low


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: Mid

Shelduck - 5
Grey Heron - 5
Teal - 72
Moorhen - 2


Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: Low

Curlew (meadow) - 32
Teal - 11


Hawthorn Wood

Treecreeper - 1
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male


The Lookout

Chaffinch - 2 (1 male, 1 female)
Bullfinch - 3
Blue Tit - 3
Coal Tit - 4
Willow Tit - 1
Robin - 1


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Goosander (River Wear) - 4
Redshank (River Wear) - 2
Curlew (River Wear) - 1
Redwing (across site)
Long-tailed Tit (Wader Lake footpath) - 4
Kestrel (Wader Lake footpath) - 1 male
Wren (Wader Lake footpath) - 2
Blue Tit (Wader Lake footpath) - 3

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