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Wildlife Sightings 13/08/2026

Wildlife Sightings 13/08/2026

Lots of Black Tailed Godwit on the lake this morning as well as some Dragonfly activity at the Amphibian ponds with the early heat. Most exciting was a sighting of a Purple Hairstreak Butterfly at Close Encounters

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Black Tailed Godwit
18
Common Snipe
2
Lapwing
41
Redshank
3
Avocet
8
Teal
38
Grey Heron
6
Greylag
62
Black Headed Gull
32
Herring Gull
5
Lesser Black Backed Gull
2
Moorhen
1
Coot
1
Pied Wagtail
1
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Great Spotted Woodpecker
1juv
Long Tailed Tit
1
Blue Tit
4
Chaffinch
2
Great Tit
1
Nuthatch
1
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Kestrel
Northwood
2
Black Headed Gull
River Wear
22
Mallard
River Wear
7
Cormorant
River Wear
1
Redshank
River Wear
3
Grey Heron
Heronry
4
Little Egret
Heronry
2
Black Headed Gull
Saline Lagoon
3
Lapwing
Saline Lagoon
5
Lesser Black Backed Gull
Saline Lagoon
1

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site  

Mammals:
Amphibians / Fish:
Invertebrates:
Purple Hairstreak x1
@Close Encounters
Common Darter x5
Blue-tailed Damselfly x2
@Amphibian Ponds
          Flora / Fungi:

Name: MJ                                                                                

Weather: Very Hot/Breezy
River Wear Tide Level: Mid