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Wildlife Sightings - 25/03/2024

Weather: Rainy

River Wear Tide Level: Low


Wader Lake Species

Herring Gull - 35

Mute Swan - 4

Pied Wagtail - 1

Shelduck - 26

Shoveler - 4 (3 male, 1 female)

Grey Heron - 20 (1 juvenile)

Canada Goose - 20

Black-headed Gull - 10

Greylag x Canada Goose - 1

Oystercatcher - 2

Avocet - 1

Lapwing - 25

Lesser Black-backed Gull - 3


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Goldfinch - 2

Chaffinch - 1 female

Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 male

Reed Bunting - 1 male

Robin - 1

Great Tit - 2

Greenfinch - 1


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Grey Heron (River Wear) - 1

Song Thrush (Hawthorn Wood) - 1

Wren (Hawthorn Wood) - 1

Nuthatch (Hawthorn Wood) - 1

Jay (The Orchard) - 1

Kestrel (Wader Lake footpath) - 1

Kestrel (Middle Wood) - 1

Buzzard (North Wood) - 1

Goldcrest (Hollowood) - 1

Long-tailed Tit (domestics) - 1

Greenfinch (centre feeders) - 1

Coot (reservoir) - 1


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Flora/Fungi:

King Alfred's Cakes (Spring Gill) - 2

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