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Wildlife Sightings 12/06/25

Wildlife Sightings 12/06/25

Weather : Sunny

River Wear Tide Level : mid, going out

am/pm

Wader Lake Species


Total

Oystercatcher

3+3 juvs

Common Tern

55

Shelduck

13+23 juvs

Avocet

31

Moorhen

7

Gadwall

11

Grey Heron

19

Canada goose x greylag

1

Little ringed plover

1

Lapwing

49

Shoveler

5m 4f

Black headed gull

58

Herring gull

2

Canada Goose

2

Pied wagtail

2

Tufted duck

4m 4f

Mallard

6

Coot

2

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Total

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Total

Goldfinch

3

Dunnock

1

Chaffinch

2m 3f

Greenfinch

1

Blue tit

4

Great tit

4

Bullfinch

2m

am/pm

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Location

Total

Grey Heron

Saline Lagoon

1

Shelduck

River Wear

3

Herring gull

River Wear

25

Moorhen

River Wear

3

Black headed gull

River Wear

8

Tufted duck

River Wear

1m 1f

Mallard

River Wear

6

Tufted duck

Reservoir

5m 2f

Chiffchaff

Wader Lake footpath

1

Wren

Wader Lake footpath

1

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