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Wildlife Sightings 02/10/2026

Wildlife Sightings 02/10/2026

Mix Finch flock along Wader Lake path, (Greenfinch, Chaffinch and Goldfinch)

5 Buzzards over forgotten meadow,

2 Swallows over Wader Lake,

1 Great Crested Grebe on the River by Lagoon hide

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Wader Lake Species (Work being carried out on the lake)
Water Level low
Total
Grey Heron
3
Teal
19
Redshank
43
Curlew
1
Black headed Gull
96
Common Gull
1
Herring Gull
2
Moorhen
9
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Blue Tit
5
Coal Tit
2
Great Tit
2
Long Tailed Tit
1
Bullfinch
6
Robin
2
Dunnick
2
Great Spotted Woodpecker
1f
Ring-necked Parakeet
1
Jay
1
Nuthatch
1
am
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Goldfinch
Wader Lake Footpath
8
Greenfinch
Wader Lake Footpath
2
Chaffinch
Wader Lake Footpath
3
Swallow
Over Wader Lake
2
Eurasian Jay
Lagoon Meadow
1
Mallard
Saline Lagoon
19
Teal
Saline Lagoon
29
Cormorant
River Wear
2
Great Crested Grebe
River Wear
1
Buzzard
Over Forgotten Meadow
5
Water Rail
Round Table Pond
1
Tufted Duck
Reservoir
4
Shoveler
Reservoir
7
Mallard
Reservoir
6
Teal
Reservoir
4

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site  

Mammals:
Amphibians / Fish:
Invertebrates:
Common Darter @ insect Garden,
Flora / Fungi:

Name: AW

Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: high