Lots of wading birds on Wader Lake, including 8 lovely snipe feeding in the muddy margins. There’s several mixed tit flocks out and about, including flocks of Goldfinch, interspersed with foraging Black cap and Gold crest. A few notable butterfly species are fluttering around, including lovely Holly Blue butterflies, which have emerged over the last couple of weeks.
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am/pm |
Wader Lake Species |
Water Level |
Total |
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Greylag goose |
1 |
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Curlew |
13 |
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Redshank |
37 |
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Teal |
18 |
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Black headed gull |
65 |
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Grey Heron |
13 |
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Little egret |
1 |
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Shelduck |
2 juvenile |
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Lapwing |
59 |
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Pied Wagtail |
2 |
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Avocet |
6 |
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Canada goose |
12 |
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Black tailed godwit |
9 |
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Herring gull |
7 |
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Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
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|
Great Spotted Woodpecker |
1juv male (mid-moult) |
Coal tit |
3 |
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Blue tit |
6 |
Great tit |
3 |
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Robin |
1 |
Long-tailed tits |
6 |
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am/pm |
Bird Species Noted Around Site |
Location |
Total |
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Black cap |
Mixed tit flock- Amphibian ponds |
1 female |
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Goldcrest |
Mixed tit flock- Amphibian ponds |
2 calling |
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Goldfinch |
Mixed tit flock- Amphibian ponds |
9 |
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Blue tit |
Mixed tit flock- Amphibian ponds |
2 |
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Great tit |
Mixed tit flock- Amphibian ponds |
1 |
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Song thrush |
Vic Robins Hide |
1 (hammering) |
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Goldfinch |
North Wood |
10 |
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Greenfinch |
Wader Lake Footpath |
2 calling |
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Willow Tit |
Slick Gill Hedge |
1 alarm calling |
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Lapwing |
Saline Lagoon |
10 |
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Curlew |
Saline Lagoon |
1 |
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Black headed gull |
Saline Lagoon |
1 |
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Cormorant |
River Wear |
4 |
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Great Spotted Woodpecker |
Vic Robins Hide |
1 female |
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Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
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Mammals: |
Amphibians / Fish: |
Invertebrates: Holly Blue at the Gully Red Admiral on Wader Lake footpath Painted Lady at Amphibian ponds |
Flora / Fungi: Dryads saddle at Middlewood |
Name: KLF
Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
