Wildlife Sightings 07/05/2026
Avocet nesting and Swallows are busily nest building
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am/pm |
Wader Lake Species |
Water Level |
Total |
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Grey Heron |
24 + 5 juv |
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Avocet (3 pairs nesting) |
22 |
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Oystercatcher |
4 |
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Little-Ringed Plover |
2 |
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Lapwing |
3 |
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Redshank |
2 |
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Canada Goose |
8 |
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Greylag |
10+7 Gosling |
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Shelduck |
24 |
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Shoveler |
6♂ 2♀ |
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Gadwall |
7♂ 2♀ |
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Tufted Duck |
17 |
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Coot |
4 + 3 chicks |
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Black Headed Gull |
67 |
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Herring Gull |
32 |
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L.B.B Gull |
2 |
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Common Tern |
2 |
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White Wagtail |
1 |
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Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
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Coal Tit |
1 |
Bullfinch |
2♂ 2♀ |
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Great Tit |
1 |
Goldfinch |
1 |
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Blue Tit |
1 |
Chaffinch |
2 |
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Sparrowhawk |
1 |
Tawny Owl (calling) |
1 |
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am/pm |
Bird Species Noted Around Site |
Location |
Total |
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Reed Warbler |
Round table pond |
1 |
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Sedge Warbler |
Round table pond |
1 |
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Reed Bunting |
Round table pond |
1m |
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Avocet |
Saline Lagoon |
2 |
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Shelduck |
Saline Lagoon |
4 |
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Reed Warbler |
Saline Lagoon |
1 |
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Sedge Warbler |
Wader Lake |
1 |
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Chiffchaff |
Wader Lake footpath |
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Sedge Warbler |
Wader Lake |
1 |
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Reed Bunting |
Wader Lake |
19 |
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Mute Swan |
River Wear |
2 |
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Swallow (pair nest building) |
Duckery Buildings |
2 |
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Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
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Mammals: Roe Deer x1 @Spring Gill Weasel x1 @Lagoon Path |
Amphibians / Fish: |
Invertebrates: Speckled Wood @Wader Lake Footpath |
Flora /Fungi: Ragged Robin @Forgotten Meadow |
Name: JG/JS
Weather: sunny spells
River Wear Tide Level: low
