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Wildlife Sightings 10/04/2024

Weather: overcast

River Wear Tide Level: mid

Wader Lake Species

Sand Martin - 1

Avocet - 4

Shelduck - 45

Teal - 5

Shoveler -10

Tufted Duck - 2

Canada Goose - 30

Graylag Goose - 13

Oystercatcher - 2

Redshank - 2

Lapwing - 13

Mute Swan - 4

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Blue tit - 3

Coal Tit - 2

Long-tailed tit - 1

Nuthatch - 1

Dunnock - 2

Greenfinch - 5

Robin - 1

Goldfinch - 3

Bullfinch - 3

Chaffinch - 3

Siskin - 10

Great tit - 2

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Canada Goose - 1 (Reservoir)

Canada Goose - 2 (Lagoon meadow)

Graylag - 2 (Lagoon Meadow)

Canalag - 1 (Hybrid) (Lagoon Meadows)

Shelduck - 2 (Lagoon Meadows)

Avocet - 5 (Saline Lagoon)

Gadwall - 2 (Reservoir)

Shelduck - 5 (Corner Meadow)

Tufted Duck - 10 (Reservoir)

Blackcap - 1 (Pen one)

Oystercatcher - 2 (River Wear)

Redshank (River Wear)

Coot (Reservoir)

Grey Heron (Forgotten Meadow + Ponds)

Kestrel (Hawthorn Wood)

Willow Warbler (Around Site)

Reed Bunting - 2 (Wader Lake Footpath)

Curlew - 1 (River Wear)

Blackbirds - 2 (Amphibian ponds)

song thrush - 2 (Play Area) / (North Wood)

Goldcrest - 1 (Spring Gill)

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