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Wildlife Sightings - 30/11/2023

Weather: Bright/hail
River Wear Tide Level: Low


Wader Lake Species

Black-headed Gull - 144
Rook - 3
Carrion Crow - 1
Shelduck - 2
Teal - 30
Herring Gull - 25
Mallard - 30


Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station

Treecreeper - 1
Sparrowhawk - 1
Bullfinch - 1 female
Goldfinch - 4
Nuthatch - 1
Coal Tit - 2
Chaffinch - 10
Great Tit - 5
Blue Tit - 6
Magpie - 8


Bird Species Noted Around Site

Long-tailed Tit (Hollowood) - 10
Tufted Duck (Reservoir) - 14
Goldcrest (Top Meadow) - 2
Grey Wagtail (River Wear) - 1
Goosander (River Wear) - 1 male
Grey Heron (River Wear) - 1
Kingfisher (Gully) - 1
Little Egret (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Water Rail (Saline Lagoon) - 1
Fieldfare (Top Meadow) - 2
Jay (Corner Meadow) - 1
Jay (Wader Lake meadow) - 2


Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals;

Otter (feeding on River Wear by the Gully)
Grey Squirrel (Hawthorn Wood Hide)


Amphibian/Fish:

Fish (eaten by otter)


Flora/Fungi;

Giant Puffball (Wader Lake footpath)

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