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Wildlife Sightings - 10/09/2023

Weather: Sunny & warm, some cloud
River Wear Tide Level: Low


Wader Lake Species

Lapwing - 93
Redshank - 10
Ruff - 1
Common Snipe - 1
Black-tailed Godwit - 5
Bar-tailed Godwit - 3
Teal - 38
Shoveler - 6
Grey Heron - 1
Jackdaw - 6
Black-headed Gull - 4
Herring Gull - 1


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Dunnock - 2
Blue Tit - 7
Greenfinch - 3
Chaffinch - 5
Great Tit - 4
Willow Tit - 1


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Cormorant (River Wear) - 2
Kingfisher (Gully) - 1
Kingfisher (River Reedbed) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates;

Harlequin Ladybird
Migrant Hawker
Taccanid Hoverfly
22-spot Ladybird
Scorpionfly


Flora/Fungi:

Dryads Saddle
Rosehips
Stump Puffball
Prickly Sowthistle
Perennial Sowthistle

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