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Wildlife Sightings - 06/08/25

Wildlife Sightings - 06/08/25

Wildlife Sightings Daily Log

Date: 06/08/2025

Weather: Bright

River Wear Tide Level: Low

am

Wader Lake Species

Water Level

Total

Curlew

11

Avocet

9

Lapwing

18

Mallard

9

Shelduck

1

Black Headed Gull

52

Lesser Black Backed Gull

1

Herring Gull

8

Canada Goose

3

Greylag

1

Grey Heron

1

Moorhen

4 +2Juv

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Total

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Total

Blue tit

4

Chaffinch

2m 2f

Great Tit

2 +2juv

Nuthatch

1

Long-Tailed Tit

2

Robin

2

Bullfinch

1juv

Woodpigeon

2

Greenfinch

2

Pheasant

3f

am

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Location

Total

Grey Heron

River Wear

1

Curlew

River Wear

1

Redshank

River Wear

1

Lapwing

River Wear

2

Black Headed Gull

River Wear

109

Herring Gull

River Wear

93

Lesser Black Backed Gull

River Wear

2

Grey Heron

Heronry

3

Goldfinch

Wader Lake Footpath

9

Black Headed Gull

Saline Lagoon

2

Mallard

Saline Lagoon

12

Kestrel

North Wood

1Juv

Magpie

North Wood

2

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