Wildlife Sightings 10/03/2026

2 min read • 10 March 2026

A lovely female Kestrel hunting over Spring Gill and Top Meadow ponds- listen out for the Kestrel calling on the East of Site as they are very active over there right now. Lots of birds are starting to sing across the site, so it’s a great opportunity to learn some new bird songs (there’s Reed Bunting singing at Round Table Ponds, Goldcrest singing at Wet Wood and Dunnock singing along Wader Lake Footpath). There’s also plenty of Oystercatcher activity across Wader Lake and the River and you can hear their boisterous calls regularly along Wader Lake footpath.

am/pm	Wader Lake Species			Water Level	Total
Grey Heron					35 (3 juv), 20 nests
Black headed gull					66
Herring gull					17
Mute Swan					2
Oystercatcher- 2 pairs, 1 pair appeared to include a immature bird and this bird was potentially nesting on back shore behind islands					4 (2 pairs, see notes)
Canada goose					16
Greylag					12
Canada x greylag cross					1
Teal					5
Redshank					1
Spotted redshank					1
Shelduck					36
Shoveler					3
Tufted duck					5

Birds singing on Wader Lake Footpath- Dunnock, Chiffchaff, at least 3 Wrens, 2 Bullfinch
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area		Total	Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area		Total
Siskin		8	Nuthatch		1 heard
Reed bunting (chasing each other)		2 male	Long tailed tit		3
Chaffinch		4	Great tit		3
Blue tit		6
am/pm
Tawny Owl			Hawthorn wood roost		1
Jay			Heron Hedge		2 heard
Jay			Hawthorn wood		1 heard
Reed bunting			Top meadow ponds		1 singing
Kestrel			Top meadow ponds and Spring Gill		1 female hunting
Mute Swan			River Wear		2
Teal			River Wear		3
Oystercatcher			River Wear		2
Greylag goose			Saline Lagoon		2
Teal			Saline Lagoon		8