Wildlife Sightings 16/05/2026
Roe Deer at Top Meadow . Lots of birds singing around the grounds, Chiffchaff, sedge Warbler, Reed Warbler, Blackcap, Wren, Robin, Song Thrush, Chaffinch and Goldfinch. Several Avocet making and sitting on nests on Wader Lake, Common Terns are settling in and have started breeding behaviour.
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am/pm |
Wader Lake Species |
Water Level |
Total |
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Avocet |
24 |
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Lapwing |
3 |
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Oystercatcher |
1 |
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Mallard |
6 |
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Shelduck |
54 |
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Shoveler |
1 |
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Tufted Duck |
13 |
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Gadwall |
4 |
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Black Headed Gull |
86 |
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Lesser black-backed Gull |
1 |
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Common Tern |
20 |
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Canada Goose |
8 |
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Greylag |
15 |
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Moorhen |
2 |
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Coot |
4 |
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Pied Wagtail |
1 |
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Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
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Great Spotted Woodpecker |
1m |
Robin |
2 |
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Coal Tit |
2 |
Goldfinch |
1 |
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Bullfinch |
1m, 1f |
Chiffchaff |
1 |
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Great Tit |
2 |
Dunnock |
2 |
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Blue Tit |
2 |
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am/pm |
Bird Species Noted Around Site |
Location |
Total |
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Sedge Warbler |
Round table pond |
1 |
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Greylag |
Saline Lagoon Meadow |
1 |
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Sedge Warbler |
River Reed beds |
1 |
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Black-headed Gull |
River Wear |
25 |
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Shelduck |
River Wear |
8 |
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Herring Gull |
River Wear |
25 |
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Lesser Black-backed Gull |
River Wear |
1 |
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Greylag |
Lagoon |
4 |
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Shelduck |
Lagoon |
2 |
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Tufted Duck |
Reservoir |
7 |
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Mallard |
Reservoir |
1 |
|||
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Sedge Warbler |
Reservoir Reed beds |
1 |
|||
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Swallow |
Duckery Buildings |
2 |
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Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
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Mammals: |
Amphibians / Fish: |
Invertebrates: Orange-tip, Speckled Wood Brimstone butterfly @ Spring gill Poplar Hawkmoth in moth trap. |
Flora / Fungi: |
Name: AW
Weather: Sunny
River Wear Tide Level: Low
