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Wildlife Sightings 24/05/2023

Wildlife Sightings 24/05/2023

Weather: Clear Skies

River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Wader Lake Species

Avocet 2 broods - 1 of 3, 1 of 5 - 31
Common Sandpiper - 1
Gadwall - 3
Lapwing - 10
Shelduck + 6 young ducklings - 42
Canada Goose - 19
Tufted Duck - 19
Grey Heron + 16 juvenile - 9
Comon Tern - 132
Black-headed Gull - 116
Oystercatcher - 3
Redshank - 3
Shoveler - 1
Greylag - 8
Canalag hybrid - 1
Teal - 1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Tree Sparrow - 1
Stock Dove - 2
G.S. Woodpecker - 1 (m)
Nuthatch - 2
Dunnock - 2
Robin - 2
Greenfinch - 4
Goldfinch - 6
Coal tit - 3
Great tit - 3
Blue tit - 4
Magpie - 6

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Willow Warbler @ Wader Lake - 1
Reed Warbler @ Wader Lake - 1
Reed Warbler @ Reservoir - 1

Invertebrates

Speckled Wood - 1
Orange Tip (m) - 1


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