Wildlife Sightings 12/05/26
There are breeding black headed gulls and Avocets beginning to nest on the Wader Lake islands and Heron chicks starting to show well in the Heronry- some look not too far away from fledging!
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am/pm |
Wader Lake Species |
Water Level |
Total |
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Black headed gull |
91, 34 nests |
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Shoveller |
1 pair |
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Avocet |
19, 7 nests |
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Greylag geese |
10, 2 gosling |
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Shelduck |
45 |
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Canada goose |
3 |
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Grey Heron |
14, 4 juv. |
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Reed bunting |
1 calling |
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Common Tern |
7 |
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Willow Warbler |
1 singing |
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Tufted duck |
11 |
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Lapwing one displaying |
2 |
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Mute Swan |
2 |
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Herring gull |
3 |
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Oystercatcher |
4 |
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Canada x greylag goose |
1 |
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Gadwall |
3 |
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Teal |
3 |
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Mediterranean x Black headed gull hybrid |
1 |
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Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
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Chaffinch |
3 |
Bullfinch |
1 |
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Mallard |
2 |
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am/pm |
Bird Species Noted Around Site |
Location |
Total |
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Swift |
River Wear |
1 flying over |
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Goldfinch |
Wader Lake footpath |
5 |
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Song thrush |
Wader Lake footpath |
1 singing |
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Reed bunting |
Wader Lake footpath |
1 calling |
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Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
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Mammals: Roe deer x1f at Hidden Meadow |
Amphibians / Fish: |
Invertebrates: Carder bee x1 Wader Lake footpath |
Flora / Fungi: |
