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Wildlife Sightings - 26/09/26

Wildlife Sightings - 26/09/26

Keep a lookout for the Ladybirds as they are starting to look for places to hibernate, it’s a great chance to try to see some of the species we have on site and hopefully spot a few of the British species among the invasive Harlequin Ladybirds too.

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Teal
16
Moorhen
8
Jay
1 calling
Common Buzzard perching on wooden stakes across the meadow or in very left tree in Heron Hedge
1
Greylag goose
1 (Corner Meadow)
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Jay
1
Coal tit
2
Blue tit
3
Long tailed tit
6
Magpie
1
Chaffinch
2
Nuthatch
1 calling
Willow Tit
1 unringed
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Blackcap
Wader Lake footpath
1 calling
Wren
Wader Lake footpath
3 together
Grey Heron
River Wear
1
Little Egret
River Wear
3
Little Egret
Saline Lagoon
1
Black headed gull
River Wear
42
Redshank
River Wear
2
Herring Gull
River Wear
19
Jay
Wet Wood
1
Common Buzzard
Forgotten Meadow
1

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site  

Mammals:
Otter tracks in Spring Gill gully
Amphibians / Fish:
Invertebrates:
Speckled wood x4 in Hollowood pond area
Speckled wood x1 in Wet Wood entrance
Harlequin ladybird x4 at Hawthorn Wood
          Flora / Fungi: