Wildlife Sightings - 21/07/2023
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Weather - Cloudy, light rain
River Wear Tide Level - Mid
Wader Lake Species
Greylag Goose - 9
Avocet - 28
Black-headed Gull - 86 (16 chicks)
Common Tern - 8 (1 chick)
Curlew - 3
Teal - 10
Shelduck - 2 (+10 ducklings)
Grey Heron - 9
Lapwing - 216
Ruff - 3
Oystercatcher - 1
Tufted Duck - 1 male (+2 ducklings)
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Coal Tit - 2
Great Tit - 2 + 4 juvs
Bullfinch - 1 male + 2 females
Chaffinch - 2 males + 2 females
Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male + 1 juv
Magpie - 1
Stalk Dove - 1
Dunnock - 1
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Lesser Black-backed Gull - River Wear - 4
Grey Heron - River Wear - 1
Black-headed Gull - River Wear - 11
Common Tern - River Wear - 2
Herring Gull - River Wear - 26
Common Gull - River Wear - 1
Kestrel - Corner Meadow - 1 juv
Canada Goose - Corner Meadow - 2 (+ 5 goslings)
Lapwing - Saline Lagoon - 11
Woodpigeon - Saline Lagoon - 8
Tufted Duck - Reservoir - 4 male + 1 female (+4 ducklings)
Coot - Reservoir - 1
