Wildlife Sightings - 02/05/26
3 Little Ringed Plover actively displaying across Wader Lake, while 4 Common Tern have returned to the site, adding plenty of aerial activity. Completing the scene, a distant Cuckoo could be heard calling from across the river.
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am |
Wader Lake Species |
Water Level |
Total |
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Little-Ringed Plover |
3 |
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Common Sandpiper |
1 |
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Oystercatcher |
3 |
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Avocet |
22 |
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Lapwing |
3 |
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Redshank |
2 |
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Shelduck |
16 |
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Shoveler |
5♂ 2♀ |
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Teal |
3♂ 2♀ |
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Gadwall |
5♂ 2♀ |
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Coot |
3 + 3 chicks |
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Grey Heron |
26 |
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Common Tern |
4 |
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Black Headed Gull |
55 |
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Herring Gull |
16 |
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L.B.B Gull |
2 |
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Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
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Coal Tit |
1 |
Bullfinch |
3♂ 2♀ |
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Great Tit |
3 |
Goldfinch |
1 |
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Blue Tit |
2 |
Chaffinch |
2♂ 2♀ |
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Greenfinch |
1 |
Sparrowhawk |
1 |
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am/pm |
Bird Species Noted Around Site |
Location |
Total |
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Swallow |
Wader Lake Meadow |
6 |
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Reed Bunting |
Wader Lake Reedbed |
1♂ |
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Reed Warbler |
Round table Ponds |
1 |
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Sedge Warbler |
Round table Ponds |
1 |
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Sedge Warbler |
Round table Ponds |
1 |
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Mute Swan |
River Wear |
2 |
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Tufted Duck |
River Wear |
10 |
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Cuckoo |
Wearside Golf Course (riverside) |
1 |
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Skylark |
West of site (Farmland) |
1 |
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Rook |
West of site (Farmland) |
1 |
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Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
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Mammals: Roe Deer @River Bank. Weasal @ Hollowood |
Amphibians / Fish: Smooth Newt @Wildlife ponds |
Invertebrates: Small Copper @Corner Meadow, |
Flora / Fungi: Wild Garlic @Hawthorn Wood |
