Wildlife Sightings 24/07/2025

Weather : mild,sunny at times
River Wear Tide Level : low
am/pm | Wader Lake Species
| | Total | ||
Greylag | 4 | ||||
Shelduck | 6 Juv | ||||
Mallard + 5 well developed young | 7 | ||||
Gadwall | 5 | ||||
Teal | 4 | ||||
Shoveler | 2 | ||||
Grey Heron | 5 | ||||
Oystercatcher | 1 + 1 Juv | ||||
Black Tailed Godwit | 1 | ||||
Redshank | 6 | ||||
Avocet | 4 | ||||
Curlew | 8 | ||||
Swift | 1 | ||||
Swallow | 3 | ||||
Stock Dove | 5 | ||||
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area | Total | Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area | Total | ||
Great Tit | 4 | G.S Woodpecker | 1 M | ||
Blue Tit | 6 | Robin | 1 juv | ||
Coal Tit | 1 | Dunnock | 2 | ||
Chaffinch | 3 | ||||
Bullfinch | 3 | ||||
am/pm
| Bird Species Noted Around Site | Location | Total | ||
Jackdaw | Over Site | 22 | |||
Kestrel | Over Site | 1 | |||
Common Buzzard | Over Site | 1 | |||
B.H Gull | River Wear | 117 | |||
Herring Gull | River Wear | 42 | |||
Cormorant | River Wear | 3 | |||
Mallard | Saline Lagoon | 32 | |||
Shelduck | Saline Lagoon | 1 | |||
Reed Bunting | Amphib Pond | 1 M | |||
Willow Warbler | Amphib Pond | 1 | |||
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Amphibians / Fish: Invertebrates:
7 Eel (young 5-7cm) – Wader Lake Southern Hawker – Hawthorn Wood
Comma – Wader Lake Footpath
Meadow Brown – Forgotten Meadow
Holly Blue – Picnic area