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Wildlife Sightings - 07/09/2023

Weather: bright / sunny
River Wear Tide Level: High

Wader Lake Species

Grey Heron - 4

Curlew - 4

Bar-tailed Godwit - 3

Black-tailed Godwit - 8

Redshank - 65

Lapwing - 335

Teal - 67

Black-headed Gull - 31

Dunlin - 1

Snipe - 1

Ruff - 1

Shoveler - 1

Greylag Goose - 2 adults + 2 juvenile
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Great Tit - 5

Robin - 1

Blue Tit - 4

Nuthatch - 1

Bullfinch - 2

Goldfinch - 3

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Black-headed Gull - 3 (Saline Lagoon)

Mallard - 4 (Saline Lagoon)


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