Wildlife Sightings 25/06/2025
Weather : Overcast, humid
River Wear Tide Level : Low, going out
| am/pm | Wader Lake Species
| | Total | ||
| Shelduck | 5 + 19 ducklings | ||||
| Avocet | 34 + 1 chick | ||||
| Oystercatcher | 4 + 1 chick | ||||
| Mallard | 2m 2f +6 ducklings | ||||
| Black headed Gull | 67 + 2 chicks | ||||
| Lesser black backed gull | 2 | ||||
| Lapwing | 47 | ||||
| Grey heron | 3 | ||||
| Shoveler | 2m 2f | ||||
| Greylag Goose | 1 | ||||
| Gadwall | 6 | ||||
| Common Tern | 34 + 9 chicks | ||||
| Moorhen | 12 | ||||
| Teal | 4m 2f | ||||
| Coot | 2 | ||||
| Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area | Total | Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area | Total | ||
| Bullfinch | 2m 1f | Robin | 1 + 1 juv | ||
| Chaffinch | 3m 3f | Greenfinch | 1 | ||
| Mallard | 1f | Pheasant | 1f | ||
| Goldfinch | 3 + 2 juv | Blue tit | 2 + 1 juv | ||
| Great tit | 2 | Dunnock | 1 | ||
| am/pm
| Bird Species Noted Around Site | Location | Total | ||
| Grey Heron | River Wear | 2 | |||
| Black headed gull | River Wear | 36 | |||
| Herring gull | River Wear | 2 | |||
| Lapwing | River Wear | 1 | |||
| Cormorant | River Wear | 1 | |||
| Grey Heron | Heronry | 6 | |||
| Wren | Wader lake footpath | ||||
| Willow tit | Play area | ||||
| Shoveler | Saline Lagoon | 1f | |||
| Moorhen | Saline Lagoon | 1 | |||
| Tufted duck | Reservoir | 4m 2f | |||
| Mallard | Reservoir | 1m 1f | |||
Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
Invertebrates -
3 x Ringlet Butterfly - Wader lake Footpath
