Lots of activity at Hawthorn Wood hide, still swarms of harlequin ladybirds around and the Kingfisher zipping up the Gully after delicately perching on the stem of a stinging nettle (wow!)
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am/pm |
Wader Lake Species |
Water Level |
Total |
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Teal |
30 |
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Gadwall |
5 |
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Cettis Warbler one calling at Wader Lake south end and one calling at Round table ponds |
2 |
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Shoveller |
2m 2f (8 in pm) |
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Herring gull |
33 |
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Greylag goose |
5 |
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Shelduck |
2 |
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Black headed gull |
82 |
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Goldfinch flock flying over footpath |
12 |
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Gooseander |
3f |
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Great spotted woodpecker |
1 calling |
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Jay foraging on the meadow- has it forgotten where it’s cache is? |
1 |
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Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
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Nuthatch |
1 calling |
Willow Tit |
1 unringed |
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Great spotted woodpecker |
1f |
Blue tits |
9 |
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Great tits |
5 |
Chaffinch |
2 |
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Bullfinch |
2 heard |
Greenfinch |
1 |
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Coal tit |
3 |
Water rail |
1 calling (likely from river reedbed) |
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am/pm |
Bird Species Noted Around Site |
Location |
Total |
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Robins |
Across the site |
Many calling |
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Black headed gull |
River Wear |
13 |
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Herring Gull |
River Wear |
4 |
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Kingfisher |
The Gully (perched on a nettle stem!) |
1 |
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Mixed skein of 10 Greylag and 6 Canada geese |
Saline Lagoon |
16 flew over |
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Long tailed tit |
Saline Lagoon |
Flock of 8 |
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Goldcrest |
Middle Wood |
2 |
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Redwing |
Hawthorn Wood |
18 (35 later) |
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Little Grebe |
River Wear |
4 (pm) |
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Cetti’s Warbler |
Wet Woodland |
1 calling |
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Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
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Mammals: Roe deer x1 @Spring Gill Plus 2 on top meadow - pm |
Amphibians / Fish: |
Invertebrates: Harlequin Lady birds x50 at Saline Lagoon hide (hibernation swarm) |
Flora / Fungi: |
