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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 - 26/06/2024

a.m. Tide Level: High

Wader Lake

Teal 4

Black-tailed godwit 2

Shoveler 3

Gadwall 11

Avocet 2

Redshank 8

Lapwing 40

Black-headed gull 170

Common tern 50

Sand martin 20

Tufted duck 2

Coot 1

Shelduck 24

Hawthorn Wood hide

Blue tit 2

Great-spotted woodpecker 3

Long-tailed tit 2

Blackbird 1

Willow tit (red/green) 1

Robin 1

Great tit 3

Chaffinch 3

Greenfinch 9

Goldfinch 1

Dunnock 1

Other birds

Oystercatcher - 3 - River Wear

Herring gull - 14 - River Wear

Lesser-black back gull - 1 - River Wear

Jay - 1 - Hawthorn Wood

Swallow - 2 - Forgotten meadow and ponds

Willow warbler - 1 - Hawthorn Wood

Blackcap - 1 - Hollowood

Whitethroat - 3 - Amphibian ponds

House sparrow - 2 - The Lookout

Reed bunting - 1 - Saline lagoon

Canada goose - 1 - Reservoir

Greylag goose - 5 - Reservoir

Greylag goose - 2 - Amphibian ponds

Domestic goose - 2 - River Wear

Reed warbler - 1 - Filter reedbed

Nuthatch - 2 - Hawthorn Wood

Mistle Thrush - 1 - Hawthorn Wood

Goldcrest - 3 - Hawthorn Wood

Invertebrates

Banded damoiselle


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