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Wildlife Sightings 24/02/2026

“The heron hedge is in full swing with courtship displays, nest refurbishing, and the start of egg‑laying.”

Song Thrushes singing around the grounds, ( north wood, Hawthorn wood )

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Wader Lake Species
Water Level
High
Total
Grey Heron
41
Canada Goose
20
Shelduck
27
Mallard
27
Teal
7
Tufted Duck
10
Oystercatcher
4
Coot
5
Black headed Gull
24
Herring Gull
27
Lapwing
1
Gadwall
3
Great Black-backed Gull
1
Mute Swan
2
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
Total
Blue Tit
11
Bullfinch
4 (2m 2f)
Great Tit
4
Chaffinch
3 (2m 1f)
Coal Tit
3
Goldfinch
2
Long-tailed Tit
2
Siskin
11
Nuthatch
1
Dunnock
2
Blackbird
2
Robin
3
am
Bird Species Noted Around Site
Location
Total
Teal
Lagoon
16
Mallard
Lagoon
3
Grey Heron
Lagoon
1
Spotted Redshank
Lagoon
1
Oystercatcher
Lagoon
2
Mallard
Reservoir
17
Gadwall
Reservoir
4
Tufted Duck
Reservoir
4
Teal
River Wear
10
Little Grebe
River Wear
2
Redshank
River Wear
2
Kingfisher
Gully
1
Curlew
Oversite
2

Other Flora and Fauna Noted Around Site

Flora:

Snowdrops (Gully and across site)

Colts Foot ( Close encounter )

Name: AW

Weather: Overcast

River Wear Tide Level: MID

                         

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