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Wildlife Sightings - 23/08/26

Wildlife Sightings - 23/08/26

High waters on wader lake have brought in a lot of Teal and Greylags and the hedgerows and tree lines around the site are full of flocks of goldfinch and mixed chiffchaff and tit flocks.

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Greylag
160
Lapwing
42
Redshank
11
Avocet
2
Grey Heron
8
Moorhen
2
Coot
2
Black Headed Gull
9
Herring Gull
3
Teal
26
Mallard
5
Gadwall
7
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Great Spotted Woodpecker
1juv
Coal Tit
1
Nuthatch
1
Long tailed Tit
1
Great Tit
3
Chaffinch
2
Blue Tit
2
Pheasant
1f
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Redshank
River Wear
3
Black Headed Gull
River Wear
14
Goldfinch (flock)
Wader Lake Footpath
30+
Jay
Wader Lake Footpath
1
Blackbird
Wader Lake Footpath
2
Chiffchaff
Trees next to Close Encounters
15+
Blue Tit
Trees next to Close Encounters
10
Long tailed Tit
Trees next to Close Encounters
3
Great Tit
Trees next to Close Encounters
5
Little Egret
Saline Lagoon
2
Grey Heron
Saline Lagoon
1
Mallard
Saline Lagoon
6
Lapwing
Saline Lagoon
2
Tufted Duck
Reservoir
2f
Mallard
Reservoir
3

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site  

Mammals:
Amphibians / Fish:
Invertebrates:
Southern Hawker x1m 2f
@Amphibian Ponds
Common Darter x3
@Amphibian Ponds
          Flora / Fungi: