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Wildlife Sightings - 10/08/26

Wildlife Sightings - 10/08/26

Bright morning after the heavy rain yesterday, lots of waders out on wader lake, 60+ Redshank, 50 Lapwing, 12 Black Tailed Godwit and a few Curlews.

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Common Snipe
2
Lapwing
50
Redshank
64
Curlew
14
Black Tailed Godwit
12
Moorhen
2
Greylag
41
Canada Goose
3
Black Headed Gull
40
Herring Gull
8
Lesser Black Backed Gull
2
Mallard
9
Shelduck
4
Teal
11
Grey Heron
8
Little Egret
1
Pied Wagtail
1
Swallow
2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Great Spotted Woodpecker
1juv
Long Tailed Tit
3
Great Tit
3
Nuthatch
1
Blue Tit
2
Magpie
4
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Cormorant
River Wear
3
Black Headed Gull
River Wear
78
Herring Gull
River Wear
31
Mallard
River Wear
16
Grey Heron
Heronry
3
Little Egret
Heronry
1
Redshank
Saline Lagoon
2
Lapwing
Saline Lagoon
1
Little Egret
Saline Lagoon
1
Mallard
Saline Lagoon
11

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site  

Mammals:
Roe Deer x1
@Saline Lagoon Meadow
Amphibians / Fish:
        Invertebrates:
Migrant Hawker x1
@Amphibian Ponds
    Flora / Fungi: