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Wildlife Sightings - 23/08/25

Wildlife Sightings - 23/08/25

Weather: Overcast

River Wear Tide Level: Mid, going out

am

Wader Lake Species

Water Level

Low

Total

Kingfisher

2

Greylag

117

Teal

26

Wigeon

1

Gadwall

12

Grey Heron

4

Black Tailed Godwit

14

Ruff

1

Redshank

8

Avocet

7

Lapwing

30

Curlew

7

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Total

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Total

Bullfinch

2m 1 F

Coal tit

9

Greenfinch

5

Blue tit

16

Goldfinch

4

Great Tit

12

Siskin

1m

Long-tailed Tit

7

Chaffinch

9m 8f

Pheasant

5

am/pm

Bird Species Noted Around Site

Location

Total

Little Egret

River Wear

2

Grey Heron

River Wear

5

Cormorant

River Wear

16

Herring Gull

River Wear

43

L.B.B Gull

River Wear

6

Black Headed Gull

River Wear

90

Jackdaw

River Wear

55

Redshank

River Wear

11

Curlew

River Wear

7

Lapwing

River Wear

5

Blackcap

North Wood

1M

Swallow

Lagoon

11

Sedge Warbler

Lagoon

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Mammals: Invertebrates:Flora / Fungi:

Mink @Gully/River Peacock Wader Lake PathSea Aster flowering along Riverbank

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