Wildlife Sightings 21/04/2026

2 min read • 21 April 2026

am/pm	Wader Lake Species			Water Level	Total
Spoonbill					1
Mute swan					3
Shoveller					2
Greylag goose					6
Canada goose					13
Avocet					17
Shelduck					11
Gadwal					3
Grey Heron					22 (2j)
Herring gull					13
Lesser black backed gull					2
Little Ringed Plover Singing and displaying above shingle islands					2
Lapwing nest on meadow					2, 1 nesting
Teal					6
Oystercatcher					2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area		Total	Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area		Total
Goldfinch		2	Bullfinch		1f
Great tit		2	Coal tit		1
Blue tit		3	Dunnock		1
Wren		1 singing	Nuthatch		1
Pheasant		1m 4f	Mallard		2
am/pm	Bird Species Noted Around Site		Location		Total
Canada goose			Reservoir		1
Mallard			Reservoir		5
Tufted duck			Reservoir		2m 2f
Shelduck			Reservoir		1
Shoveller			Saline Lagoon		1m
Shelduck			Saline Lagoon		1
Lesser black backed gull			River Viewpoint		5
Black headed gull			River		8
Shelduck			River		2
Mute Swan			River		1

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals:

Amphibians / Fish:

Invertebrates:

Flora / Fungi:
Carpet Bugle @The Roost
Red Campion- across site
Ground Ivy- across site

Bird Terminology

Call: Vocal displays & communication. Generally, calls are short and simple

Song: (♫ ♪ ? ?) are long & complex then calls; songs are often in breeding season.

Nestling: The life stage of a young bird while it remains in the nest.

Chick: A young bird, well covered with down, leaving the nest, & able to feed itself.

Fledge: The process of acquiring the feathers necessary for flight and the ability to fly.

Juvenile The first generation of true feathers. Feathers are usually differently coloured than those that will follow.

Immature: A term for any young bird from the time it acquires juvenile plumage until it acquires fully adult

Male ♂ Female ♀

Name: KLF

Weather: Dull, overcast

River Wear Tide Level: mid

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