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Wildlife sightings 18/07/2016

1 min read • 18 July 2016

a.m. Tide Level: Low

Wader Lake

Grey heron 6

Avocet 24

Lapwing 5

Willow warbler 6

Little ringed plover 5

Black-headed gull 4

Shoveler 1 + 6 ducklings

Common tern 300+

Whitethroat 2

Shelduck 9

Saline Lagoon

Common sandpiper 4

Grey heron 1

Lapwing 25

Redshank 12

Hawthorn Wood

Robin 3

Chaffinch 13

Goldfinch 5

Greenfinch 3

Great spotted woodpecker 2

Willow tit 1

Jay 1

Bullfinch 4

Dunnock 1

Other birds

Swift - 6 - over reserve

Jay - 1 - North Wood

Redshank - 2 - Window on the Wear

Lapwing - 10 - river Wear

Other wildlife species

Smooth newt

Newt eft

Toadlets

Common toadpoles

Ringlet

Meadow brown

Small tortoishelle

Speckled wood

Buff-tailed bumble bee

Pond skater

Ragwort

Meadow cranes bill

Commonknapweed

Tufted vetch

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Wildlife sightings 18/07/2016

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