Wildlife Sightings 09/07/2026
The wildflower meadows and hedgerows are still looking fantastic, with a wonderful display of summer blooms currently on show.
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am |
Wader Lake Species |
Water Level Low |
Total |
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Avocet |
42 |
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Oystercatcher |
7 |
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Lapwing |
48 |
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Redshank |
38 |
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Greenshank |
1 |
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Curlew |
21 |
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Common Tern |
16 |
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Mute Swan |
1 |
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Shelduck |
4+10 juv |
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Gadwall |
9 |
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Teal |
5 |
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Black Headed Gull |
166 + 75 juv |
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Herring Gull |
90 |
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Lesser Black Backed Gull |
4 |
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Greylag |
12 |
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Grey Heron |
4 ad + 7 juv |
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Sedge Warbler |
1 |
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am |
Bird Species Noted Around Site |
Location |
Total |
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Willow Tit |
Close Encounters |
1 |
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Bullfinch |
North Wood |
1 m |
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Lapwing |
Lagoon |
7 |
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Sedge Warbler |
Lagoon Reedbed |
1 ad + 2 juv |
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Reed Bunting |
Round Table Pond |
1 m + 1 juv |
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Great Spotted Woodpecker |
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station |
1 juv |
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Cormorant |
River |
2 |
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Common Buzzard |
Over Forgotten Meadow |
1 |
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Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
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Mammals: Roe Deer x2 @lagoon |
Invertebrates: Red Admiral x5 Small Tortoiseshell x2 Large White x2 Small White x1 Speckled Wood x9 Ringlet x6 Meadow Brown x22 Comma x2 Painted Lady x2 Narrow-bordered five-spot burnet x1 |
Flora / Fungi: Field Scabious Common Knapweed Great burnet Meadow Cranesbill Yarrow Wild Honeysuckle Common Mallow Teasel Mullein |
Name: JG
Weather: Warm/Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: (high)
