Kingfishers were seen flying around the gully opposite the river viewpoint and again at Window on The Wear, while a Cetti’s Warbler could be heard down Wader Lake footpath. Some Curlew could be seen on both the lake and the river and a lone Jack Snipe and some Mistle Thrush were spotted on the far bank of Wader Lake.
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am |
Wader Lake Species |
Water Level Low |
Total |
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Eurasian Teal |
8 |
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|
Moorhen |
14 |
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|
Greylag |
2 |
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|
Curlew |
3 |
||||
|
Grey Heron |
1 |
||||
|
Black Headed Gull Jack Snipe Buzzard Mistle Thrush Eurasion Jay |
4 1 1 2 3 |
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|
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
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|
Coal Tit |
6 |
Blue Tit |
3 |
||
|
Great Tit |
1 |
Robin |
2 |
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|
Nuthatch |
2 ♫ |
Bullfinch |
1 (f) |
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|
Chaffinch Great Spotted Woodpecker |
2 (1m, 1f) 1 |
Blackbird |
1 |
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|
am |
Bird Species Noted Around Site |
Location |
Total |
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|
Buzzard Kingfisher |
Old Oak Meadow River Viewpoint / Gully |
1 2 |
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|
Bullfinch |
Corner Meadow |
2 (1m, 1f) |
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|
Goldfinch |
Wader Lake Footpath |
13+ |
|||
|
Cetti’s Warbler |
Wader Lake Footpath |
1 ♫ |
|||
|
Redshank |
River Wear |
4 |
|||
|
Curlew |
River Wear |
2 |
|||
|
Herring Gull |
River Wear |
59 |
|||
|
Greater Black-Backed Gull |
River Wear |
1 |
|||
|
Grey Heron |
Saline Lagoon |
1 |
|||
|
Long Tailed Tit |
Forgotten Meadow |
13 |
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Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
|
Mammals: 1x Brown Hare at Amphibian Ponds |
Amphibians / Fish: |
Invertebrates: Ivy Bees's at Amphibian Ponds |
Flora / Fungi: Sulphur Tuft around the collection pens |
Name: JS
Weather: Overcast
River Wear Tide Level: Low
