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Wildlife Sightings 28/06/2025

Wildlife Sightings 28/06/2025

Weather : Sunny

River Wear Tide Level : High

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Wader Lake Species


Total

Common Tern

41 +5juv

Black Headed Gull

84 +7juv

Herring Gull

5

Lesser Black Backed Gull

1

Avocet

42

Black Tailed Godwit

1

Lapwing

14

Oystercatcher

2 +1juv

Mallard

14

Shoveler

3

Shelduck

7 +20juv

Magpie

2

Canada Goose

2

Jackdaw

1

Moorhen

3

Coot

2

Grey Heron

1

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Total

Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area

Total

Blue tit

2

Goldfinch

1 +1juv

Great Tit

4

Robin

1juv

Coal Tit

1

Great-Spotted Woodpecker

1juv

Chaffinch

2m 2f

Pheasant

2f

Bullfinch

1m 2f

Blackbird

1m

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Bird Species Noted Around Site

Location

Total

Black Headed Gull

Saline Lagoon

17

Mallard

Saline Lagoon

3

Cormorant

River Wear

1

Black Headed Gull

River Wear

3

Mallard

Reservoir

5

Tufted Duck

Reservoir

1f +3juv

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site

Invertebrates

Comma Butterfly x1

Small Tortoiseshell Butterfly x3 @ Reservoir

Ringlet Butterfly x5

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