Wildlife Sightings 19/05/2026
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 |
21 |
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Lapwing |
2 |
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Oystercatcher |
1 |
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Pink-footed Goose |
2 |
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Mallard |
6 |
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Shelduck |
14 |
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Shoveler |
3 |
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Tufted Duck |
3 |
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Gadwall |
8 |
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Black Headed Gull |
97 |
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Lesser black-backed Gull |
1 |
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Herring Gull |
46 |
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Common Tern |
13 |
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Canada Goose |
3 |
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Greylag |
8 |
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Moorhen |
2 |
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Coot |
4 |
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Swallow |
8 |
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Sand Martin |
3 |
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Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
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Great Spotted Woodpecker |
1m, 1f |
Robin |
1 |
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Coal Tit |
1 |
Stock Dove |
2 |
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Bullfinch |
1m, 1f |
Chiffchaff |
1 |
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Great Tit |
2 |
Dunnock |
2 |
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Blue Tit |
3 |
Chaffinch |
1m, 1f |
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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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Avocet |
Saline Lagoon Meadow |
2 |
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Sedge Warbler |
River Reed beds |
1 |
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Shelduck |
River Wear |
2 |
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Tufted Duck |
River Wear |
1 |
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Greylag |
Lagoon |
4 |
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Shelduck |
Lagoon |
2 |
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Tufted Duck |
Reservoir |
4 |
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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: Roe Deer@ north wood |
Amphibians / Fish: |
Invertebrates: |
Flora / Fungi: |
Name: AW
Weather: Overcast, light rain showers.
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
