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Wildlife Sightings - 04/01/2024

Weather: bright / clear
River Wear Tide Level: low


Wader Lake Species

Canada Goose - 1

Shelduck - 6

Grey Heron - 4

Lapwing - 59

Curlew - 1

Goosander - 2

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Stock Dove - 8

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1

Coal Tit - 2

Blue Tit - 5

Greenfinch - 2

Dunnock - 1

Robin - 3

Chaffinch - 4

Great Tit - 4

Nuthatch - 1

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Reed Bunting - 2 (Wader Lake footpath)

Greylag Goose - 2 (Over site)

Pink-footed Goose - 64 (South West)

Tawny Owl - 2 (Hollow wood)

Redwing - 4 (North wood)

Song Thrush - 1 (Hollow wood)

Kestrel - 1 (North wood)

Herring Gull - 2 (Visitor Centre)

Tufted Duck - 9 (Reservoir)

Tree Creeper - 1 (North wood)

Bullfinch - 3 (Wader Lake footpath)

Jay - 2 (North wood)

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals;

Grey Squirrel (Hawthorn hide)

Roe deer (Reed bed @Saline / Hawthorn wood)

Invertebrates:

Marble Gall

Artichoke Gall

Ramshorn Gall

Cola-nut Gall

Knopper Gall

(Oak Tree) (Querces)

Flora/Fungi;

Dead Man's Fingers (Hawthorn wood)


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