Wildlife Sightings 08/04/2026
Lots of butterflies and bee species this morning with the warm and sunny start to the day, Comma, Speckled Wood and Orange Tip butterflies around the site. 2 Tawny Mining Bees, 3 Common Carder & a Red-Tailed Bumblebee along Wader Lake.
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am/pm |
Wader Lake Species |
Water Level |
Total |
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Mute Swan |
2 |
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Avocet |
10 |
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Oystercatcher |
4 |
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Canada Goose |
10 |
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Greylag |
3 |
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Mallard |
5 |
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Tufted Duck |
2m 1f |
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Shelduck |
2 |
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Teal |
2 |
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Herring Gull |
6 |
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Lesser Black Backed Gull |
1 |
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Common Snipe |
4 |
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Jack Snipe |
1 |
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Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area |
Total |
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Great Spotted Woodpecker |
1f |
Blue Tit |
5 |
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Nuthatch |
1 |
Long Tailed Tit |
3 |
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Treecreeper |
1 |
Chaffinch |
2m 2f |
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Great Tit |
6 |
Bullfinch |
1m |
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Coal Tit |
1 |
Dunnock |
1 |
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am/pm |
Bird Species Noted Around Site |
Location |
Total |
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Mallard |
River Wear |
3 |
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Tufted Duck |
River Wear |
1m |
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Mute Swan |
River Wear |
3 |
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Grey Heron |
Heronry |
9 |
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Willow Warbler |
Heronry |
1 |
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Oystercatcher |
Saline Lagoon |
2 |
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Avocet |
Saline Lagoon |
1 |
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Spotted Redshank |
Saline Lagoon |
1 |
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Other Wildlife Species Noted Around Site
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Mammals: Roe Deer x3 Brown Hare x2 @Hidden Meadow |
Amphibians: Great Crested Newt ♂ @Amphibion pond 4 (JG) Smooth Newt ♂ (JG) @Amphibion pond 1 |
Invertebrates: Tawny Mining Bee x2 @Saline Lagoon Hide Red Tailed Bumblebee Kidney Spot Ladybird Common Carder Mining Bee x3 @Wader Lake Footpath Specked Wood Butterfly @North Wood Orange Tip Butterfly Comma Butterfly @Hollowood |
Name: MJ
Weather: Sunny/Warm
River Wear Tide Level: Mid
