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Wildlife Sightings - 17/09/25

Wildlife Sightings - 17/09/25

Wildlife Sightings Daily Log

Date: 17/09/2025                                                         Weather: Overcast

                                                                River Wear Tide Level: Low

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Black Tailed Godwit
4
Curlew
1
Teal
36
Gadwall
5
Mallard
2
Lapwing
9
Moorhen
7
Black Headed Gull
65
Herring Gull
5
Pied Wagtail
1
Woodpigeon
4
Jackdaw
3
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Blue Tit
3
Sparrowhawk
1
Coal Tit
1
Willow Tit (Unringed)
1
Great Tit
4
Greenfinch
2
Dunnock
1
Robin
1
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Goosander
River Wear
7
Mallard
River Wear
8
Black Headed Gull
River Wear
22
Jackdaw
River Wear
2
Cormorant
River Wear
2
Jay
Hidden Meadow
1
Goldfinch
Wader Lake Footpath
28
Willow Tit
Wader Lake Footpath
1
Woodpigeon
Wader Lake Footpath
4
Mallard
Reservoir
11
Sparrowhawk
Filter reedbed
1
Goosander
Wader Lake
7 female
Goldfinch (flock)
Wader Lake Meadow/Old Oak meadow
100
Kingfisher
River Wear
1 fishing in river

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

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

Red admiral x3 @Wader Lake meadow
Toads x3 @Forgotten meadow
Silk button galls and Spangled galls on Oak @Filter reedbed




                                               Speckled Wood Butterfly x2 Turkey Tail ‘Fungi’

                                                  @Corner Meadow         (Dryad’s Saddle ‘Fungi’

Sulphur Tuft ‘Fungi’

Common Inkcap ‘Fungi @Around Site

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