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Wildlife Sightings 12/06/2026

Wildlife Sightings 12/06/2026

Lot’s of Shelduck and Black Headed Gull chicks on Wader Lake, Little Egret in the heronry. Hawthorn Wood was lively today with a Nuthatch frequenting the feeders, Great Spotted Woodpecker juveniles and groups of juvenile blue tits

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Avocet
24
Black headed gull
92 + chicks
Greylag
2
Common Tern
42
Gadwall
49
Shelduck
10
Swallow
2
Shoveller
3
Grey Heron
12
Little Egret in the heronry
2
Oystercatcher
2 + 2 juv
Lapwing
2
Coot
1
Moorhen
3
Mallard
9
Tufted duck
2
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Avocet
Saline Lagoon
2
Oystercatcher
Saline Lagoon
1
Sedge Warbler
Saline Lagoon
2
Sedge Warbler
River reed beds
1
Great Tit
Hawthorn Wood Hide
1 +1 juv
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Hawthorn Wood Hide
2 + juv
Blue Tit
Hawthorn Wood Hide
2 + juv
Goldfinch
Hawthorn Wood Hide
2
Chaffinch
Hawthorn Wood Hide
1
Dunnock
Hawthorn Wood Hide
1
Robin
Hawthorn Wood Hide
2

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site  

Mammals:
Amphibians / Fish:
Invertebrates:
1 x Speckled Wood in Hawthorn Wood
Flora / Fungi:

Name:   AW                                                                            

Weather: Cloudy

River Wear Tide Level: Low