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Wildlife Sightings 10/07/2026

Wildlife Sightings 10/07/2026

Lots of butterfly around this morning with the warmth, Red Admiral, Small Tortoiseshell, Large White, Speckled Wood,

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Avocet
44
Oystercatcher
5
Lapwing
43
Redshank
23
Curlew
4
Greenshank
1
Common Tern
14
Mallard
6
Shelduck
2+12juv
Black Headed Gull
122+57juv
Herring Gull
25
Common Sandpiper
1
Greylag
39
Grey Heron
4
Little Egert
1
Coot
2
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Grey Heron
Saline Lagoon
1
Oystercatcher
Saline Lagoon
1
Sedge Warbler
Saline Lagoon
1
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
1juv
Great Tit
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
2juv
Nuthatch
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
1
Robin
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
2juv
Blue Tit
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
5juv
Coal Tit
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
1juv
Chaffinch
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
1m
Tufted Duck
Reservoir
7, 7juv
Mallard
Reservoir
5

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site  

Mammals:
  Amphibians / Fish:
      Invertebrates:
Red Admiral x2
Small Tortoiseshell x1
Large White x2
@Wader Lake Footpath
Speckled Wood x2
Ringlet x7,
Old Lady Moth x3 in main building.
      Flora / Fungi:
Broad leaved helleborine x10 across the site- starting to flower

Name: AW                                                                                

Weather: Warm/Sunny

River Wear Tide Level: mid

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