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Wildlife Sightings 03/07/2026

Wildlife Sightings 03/07/2026

2 Common Sandpipers on Wader Lake in front of Paddy Flemming Hide, a very small bird easy to miss. A few Curlews dotted about the site, some on Wader Lake.

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Common Sandpiper
2
Avocet
57
Oystercatcher
3
Lapwing
24
Curlew
4
Common Tern
13
Mallard
4
Shelduck
3+14juv
Gadwall
4
Teal
1
Black Headed Gull
70+31juv
Herring Gull
18
Lesser Black Backed Gull
1
Greylag
4
Swallow
2
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Black Headed Gull
River Wear
8
Herring Gull
River Wear
12
Redshank
River Wear
18
Grey Heron
Heronry
4
Redshank
Saline Lagoon
6
Oystercatcher
Saline Lagoon
1
Great spotted Woodpecker
Hawthorn wood Hide
2juv
Robin
Hawthorn wood Hide
2juv
Great Tit
Hawthorn wood Hide
1,+2juv
Blue Tit
Hawthorn wood Hide
3juv
Coal Tit
Hawthorn wood Hide
2juv
Dunnock
Hawthorn wood Hide
1,+2juv
Chiffchaff
Hawthorn wood Hide
1
Mallard
Reservoir
12
Tufted Duck
Reservoir
6, +8juv

Name: AW                                                                                    

Weather: Sunny

River Wear Tide Level: Mid