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Wildlife Sightings 11/09/2025

Wildlife Sightings 11/09/2025

Weather : Overcast

River Wear Tide Level : Mid

am
Wader Lake Species
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Water Level
Very Low
Total
Grey Heron
5
Oystercatcher
2
Common Snipe
2
Black Tailed Godwit
6
Redshank
13
Curlew
44
Lapwing
7
Teal
43
Gadwall
6
Shoveler
3
Black Headed Gull
86
Herring Gull
57
L.B.B Gull
1
Jackdaw
80
Stock Dove
4 + 4 Juv
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Willow Tit (unringed birds)
1
Chaffinch
5m 6f
Blue Tit
8
Bullfinch
5m 2f
Great Tit
8
Goldfinch
11
Coal Tit
6
Greenfinch
14
Long-tailed Tit
10
Dunnock
1
Chiffchaff
2
Robin
3
Jay
1
Pheasant
8
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Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Kingfisher
River (Window on the Wear)
1
Redshank
River Wear
9
Grey Heron
River Wear
5
Cormorant
River Wear
17
Goosander
River Wear
1
Mallard
River Wear
51
Willow Tit
Hawthorn Wood near Lagoon
1
Pheasant
Across site
16
Kestrel
Wader Lake Footpath
Swallow
Tool Barn (2nd brood fledging)
2 + 5 juv
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