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Wildlife Sightings 30/06/2026

Wildlife Sightings 30/06/2026

A quiet overcast morning before the sun came out, Black Headed Gull chicks are getting adventures and walking all around the lake on their own stretching their legs and wings. A pair of juvenile Great Spotted Woodpeckers at Hawthorn Wood Feeding station, look for the all red cap which indicated it’s a juvenile.

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Avocet
54
Oystercatcher
3
Lapwing
32
Common Tern
14
Shelduck
2+7juv
Mallard
4
Black Headed Gull
81+26juv
Herring Gull
9
Gadwall
15
Teal
4
Greylag
2+1juv
Grey Heron
8
Moorhen
2
Little Ringed Plover
1
Curlew
1
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Black Headed Gull
River Wear
14
Herring Gull
River Wear
8
Redshank
River Wear
6
Sedge Warbler
Strem Channal
1♫
Oystercatcher
Saline Lagoon
2
Nuthatch
Hawthorn Wood
1
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Hawthorn Wood Feeding station
1m+1juv
Blue Tit
Hawthorn Wood Feeding station
5juv
Great Tit
Hawthorn Wood Feeding station
3juv
Robin
Hawthorn Wood Feeding station
1+1juv
Tufted Duck
Reservoir
4+1juv
Mallard
Reservoir
6

Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site  

Mammals:
Roe Deer x1
@Hidden Meadow
Amphibians / Fish:
Invertebrates:
        Flora / Fungi:

Name: AW                                                                                  

Weather: Overcast start/Sunny

River Wear Tide Level: mid