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Wildlife Sightings 31/07/2026

Wildlife Sightings 31/07/2026

A stoat swimming across the River Wear was a bit of a surprise as I first thought I was watching a stick move against the tide.

am/pm
Wader Lake Species
Water Level
Total
Shelduck
7 juv
Curlew
9
Lapwing
12
Greylag goose
51
Herring gull
12
Mallard
3
Avocet
5
Snipe
1
Great spotted woodpecker calling in Heronry and perched in Ash trees
1
Lapwing
28
Black headed gull
79
Oystercatcher
1
Black tailed Godwit
8
Grey Heron
6
Canada goose
1
Redshank
3
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Blue tit
8
Black cap
1 female
Coal tit
2
Great spotted woodpecker
1 juvenile
Bullfinch
1 calling
Chaffinch
1
Long tailed tit
8
Pheasant
1 female
am/pm
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Goldfinch
Amphibian ponds
10
Grey Heron
River Wear
1
Buzzard
Stream channel
2
Cormorant
River Wear
1
Black cap
Wader lake footpath
1
Black headed gull
River Wear
32
Redshank
River Wear
1
Curlew
Saline Lagoon
1
Black headed gull
Saline Lagoon
1
Mallard
Saline Lagoon
7
Herring gull
River Wear
30
Lesser black backed gull
River Wear
1

Name: Kate and Fiona                                                                                

Weather: Sunny, low wind

River Wear Tide Level: Mid and rising