Wildlife Sightings 25/04/2026
It’s a lovely day to see insects- we have lots of speckled wood, comma, orange tip and peacock butterflies coming out. There are also lots of St Marks flies around and it is St Marks day today.
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am/pm |
Wader Lake Species |
Water Level |
Total |
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Shoveller |
5 |
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Black headed gull |
49 |
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Mute swan |
2 |
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Avocet |
14 |
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Herring gull |
36 |
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Shelduck |
33 |
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Greylag goose |
10 |
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Gadwall |
2 |
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Lapwing one nesting on the meadow |
3 |
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Oystercatcher |
1 |
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Black headed gull |
49 |
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Swallows |
6 |
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Lesser black backed gull |
2 |
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Canada goose |
14 |
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Grey Heron hard to see due to trees being in leaf |
11 |
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Teal |
10 |
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am/pm |
Bird Species Noted Around Site |
Location |
Total |
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Garden Warbler |
Corner Meadow |
1 singing |
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Oystercatcher |
Stream channel |
2 |
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Black cap |
Wader lake footpath |
3 |
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Treecreeper |
The lookout |
1 singing |
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Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
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Mammals: |
Amphibians / Fish: |
Invertebrates: Organge tip, peacock, comma and speckled wood butterflies across site St Marks flies across site |
Flora / Fungi: 22 Bee Orchids in leaf in the stream channel Common century x4 in leaf in the stream channel |
Name: KLF
Weather: Overcast and cold this morning, sunny and warm after lunch
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
