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Wildlife Sightings - 17/05/25

Wildlife Sightings - 17/05/25


Wildlife Sightings Daily Log

Date: 17/05/2025

Weather: Overcast

River Wear Tide Level: High

am

Wader Lake Species

Water Level

Total

Sand Martin

5

Swallow

3

Avocet

14

Common Tern

9

Lapwing

12

Oystercatcher

4

Shelduck

30+4juv

Teal

2m

Mallard

8

Shoveler

1m 1f

Tufted Duck

4m 4f

Gadwall

6m 4f

Black Headed Gull

41

Herring Gull

26

Lesser Black Backed Gull

2

Grey Heron

3

Moorhen

6

Coot

2

Canada Goose

12

Greylag

22 +1juv

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Total

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Total

Bullfinch

2m 1f

Goldfinch

2

Moorhen

1

Mallard

1m 1f

am

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Location

Total

Chiffchaff

Wader Lake Footpath

1

Blackbird

Wader Lake Footpath

1m 1f

Grey Heron

Heronry

4

Canada Goose

Wader Lake Meadow

13

Shelduck

Wader Lake Meadow

10

Mallard

Wader Lake Meadow

2

Herring Gull

River Wear

5

Shelduck

River Wear

1

Cormorant

River Wear

1

Avocet

Saline Lagoon

4

Redshank

Saline Lagoon

1

Tufted Duck

Reservoir

13m 9f

Shoveler

Reservoir

1m

Shelduck

Reservoir

2

Gadwall

Reservoir

1m

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals: Amphibians / Fish:Invertebrates:Flora / Fungi:

Roe Deer x1m 1f

@Hidden Meadow

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