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Wildlife Sightings 15/08/26

Wildlife Sightings 15/08/26

An excellent number of snipe on the Lake- 25 in total! We’ve also had a Kingfisher around the Gully and Greenshank on Wader Lake.

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Black headed gull
152
Grey Heron
7
Lapwing
52
Redshank
33
Snipe
25
Teal
19
Black tailed godwit
12
Greenshank
1
Curlew
12
Greylag goose
24
Canada goose
1
Ruff
1
Pied Wagtails
2
Shelduck
1 (first year)
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Willow Tit
1 calling
Robin
2
Coal tit
2
Blue tit
8
Great tit
5
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Goldfinch
Wader Lake
Flock of 30
Willow Tit
Behind Domestic Pen
1 within mixed tit flock (long tailed tit, blue tit, great tit)
Kingfisher
The Gully
1
Lapwing
Saline Lagoon
2
Black headed gull
River Wear
29
Lesser black backed gull
The Gully
1 + 1juv
Herring Gull
River Wear
12
Snipe
Saline Lagoon
1
Black headed gull
Saline Lagoon
3
Cormorant
River Wear
2
Dunnock
Wader Lake footpath
1

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site  

Mammals:
Leveret at North Wood
Amphibians / Fish:
Invertebrates:
Red Admiral at Play area
          Flora / Fungi:
Dryads Saddle x5 at Middle Wood
Flame Shield mushroom x10 at Middlewood
Common Puffball x3 at Hawthorn Wood