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East of site currently closed

There is some tree damage at the east of site on the visitor path. It's a very large tree so we will be keeping this area closed until we can get a tree surgeon in to make it safe. Thank you for your understanding, we will remove this alert once the area has reopened.

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Wildlife Sightings - 11/09/2024

Weather:

sunny / windy

River Wear Tide Level: high

Wader Lake Species

Herring Gull - 1

Graylag Goose - 12

Canada Goose + Graylag Goose - 2

Pied Wagtail - 1

Greenshank - 4

Shoveler - 20

Curlew - 1

Spotted Redshank - 1

Redshank - 26

Lapwing - 41

Black - headed Gull - 177

Avocet - 3

Bar-tailed Godwit - 3

Teal - 5

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Nuthatch - 1

Coal Tit - 1

Great tit - 3

Blue tit - 5

Long-tailed tit - 5

Chaffinch - 4

Bullfinch - 2

Goldfinch - 4 juvenile

Greenfinch - 4 juvenile

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Swan - 1 (River Wear)

Little Egret - 2 (Saline Lagoon)

Teal - 10 (Saline Lagoon)

Great spotted Woodpecker - 1 singing (Wader Lake Footpath)


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