Wildlife Sightings - 31/10/2020

River Wear Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake
AM
Low Tide Level

Teal - 116
Shelduck - 8
Lapwing - 10
Redshank - 7
Grey Heron - 6
Stock Dove (Heron Hedge) - 10
Redwing (Heron Hedge) - 22

Saline Lagoon
AM
Low Tide Level

Curlew - 4
Teal - 10

Hawthorn Wood
AM

Willow Tit - 1
Long-tailed tit - 4
Greenfinch - 2
Goldfinch - 2
Bullfinch - 2 (female), 1 (male)
Greater Spotted Woodpecker - 1 (female), 1 (male)
Treecreeper - 1
Nuthatch - 1
Kestrel - 1 (male)

Other Birds Noted Around Site
AM

Goosander - River Wear - 1 (male), 2 (female)
Mute Swan (Juvenile) - River Wear - 1
Cormorant - River Wear - 2
Common Buzzard - Overflow Car Park - 1
Willow Tit - The Lookout Feeding Area - 1
Willow Tit - Wader Lake Footpath - 2
Redwing - Wader Lake Footpath - 14
Bullfinch - Wader Lake Footpath - 3 (male), 3 (female)

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