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Wildlife Sightings - 27/06/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 27/06/2023

Weather: Rain
River Wear Tide Level: High


Wader Lake Species

Black-headed Gull - 74 & 11 chicks
Avocet - 45
Tufted Duck - 7 & 42 ducklings
Gadwall - 1 & 6 ducklings
Shelduck - 6 & 12 ducklings
Common Tern - 34 & 19 chicks
Grey Heron - 14
Lapwing - 2 & 1 chick
Redshank - 2
Teal - 4
Common Gull - 2


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 female juvenile
Blue Tit - 3
Goldfinch - 2
Chaffinch - 4
Greenfinch - 2
Great Tit - 1
Coal Tit - 1
Bullfinch - 2
Robin - 1
Dunnock - 1


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Oystercatcher (River Wear) - 2 & 1 juvenile
Herring Gull (River Wear) - 23
Lesser Black-backed Gull (River Wear) - 2
Lapwing (Saline Lagoon) - 29
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 4 & 6 ducklings
Canada Goose (Reservoir) - 2
Greylag (Reservoir) - 1
Canalag (Reservoir) - 4
Kestrel (box by Saline Lagoon) - 1

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