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Wildlife Sightings 24/06/2026

Wildlife Sightings 24/06/2026

Some lovely Dragonfly and Damselfly activity this morning with the early heat today. Broad-bodied Chasers and lots of Azure and Blue-tailed Damselfly at Amphibian Ponds, with a striking female Banded Demoiselle just outside the visitor centre by the pond zone.

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Avocet
36
Lapwing
30
Oystercatcher
3
Redshank
4
Common Tern
32
Shelduck
6+11juv
Gadwall
26
Mallard
3
Teal
2
Tufted Duck
2m 1f
Shoveler
1m
Black Headed Gull
106+23juv
Herring Gull
23
Lesser Black Backed Gull
2
Little Ringed Plover
1
Moorhen
1
Coot
2+1juv
Swallow
4
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Oystercatcher
Saline Lagoon
2
Black Headed Gull
Saline Lagoon
2
Grey Heron
Saline Lagoon
1
Goldfinch
Saline Lagoon Meadow
2+3juv
Blue Tit
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
2+3juv
Great Tit
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
1juv
Robin
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
1+1juv
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
2juv
Nuthatch
Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station
1

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site  

Mammals:
Amphibians / Fish:
Invertebrates:
Broad-bodied Chaser x1m
Azure Damselfly x26
Blue-tailed Damselfly x2
@Amphibian Ponds
Banded Demoiselle x1f
@Pond Zone
Emperor Dragonfly x1 @Wader Lake
    Flora / Fungi:

Name: MJ                                                                                  

Weather: Sunny/24◦c

River Wear Tide Level: High