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Wildlife Sightings - 28/12/2024

Weather: cold / sunny

River Wear Tide Level: low

Wader Lake Species

Teal - 14

Shelduck - 13

Shoveler - 2

Mallard - 11

Lapwing - 34

Grey heron - 2

Moorhen - 4

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area (closed due to high wind)

Blue Tit - 2

Great Tit - 3

Coal Tit - 2

Goldfinch - 1

Greenfinch - 1

Bullfinch - 2

Chaffinch - 1

Dunnock - 2

Robin - 1

Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Siskin - 6 (Wader Lake Footpath)

Goldfinch - 3 (Wader Lake Footpath)

Bullfinch - 2 (Wader Lake Footpath)

Willow Tit - 1 (Un ringed) (Wader Lake Footpath)

Robin - 1 (Wader Lake Footpath)

Mallard - 46 (River Wear)

Tufted Duck - 14 (River Wear)

Gooseander - 4 (River Wear)

Black-Headed Gull - 38 (River Wear)

Redshank - 1 (River Wear)

Curlew - 1 (River Wear)

Moorhen - 3 (River Wear)

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