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Wildlife Sightings 06/06/2024
Weather = Overcast/ Breezy/ MildRiver Tide Level = LowWader Lake Species Avocet - 21Common Turn - 55Shelduck - 22 + 4 chicksGadwall - 8Greylag Goose - 8 + 2 chicksCanada Goose - 7 + 2 chicksLapwing - 4Swift - 1Sand Martin - 6Tufted Duck - 8Lesser Black-
7 June 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 05/06/24
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTufted Duck - 9Avocet - 21 & 1 chickShelduck - 52, 15chicks (2 broods - 4, 11)Black headed gull - 84 & 21chicksGrey Heron - 5 & 12 juvenileCanada Goose - 3 & 2 goslingsGadwall - 3Common Tern - 5
5 June 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 04/06/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesOystercatcher - 1Avocet - 23 & 1 chickShelduck - 21 & 4 chicks (1 brood)Common Tern - 46Black-headed Gull - 95 & 7 chicks (4 broods - 1 chick, 3 chicks, 1 chick & 2 chicks)Shoveler - 2Lapwing -
4 June 2024
Wildlife Sightings 03/06/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGreylag Goose - 6Canada Goose - 2Mute Swan - 2Shelduck - 32Tufted Duck - 2Coot - 2 & 1 chickOystercatcher - 1Lapwing - 1Black-headed Gull - 124Common Tern - 72Sedge Warbler - 2Gadwall - 15Hawtho
3 June 2024
wildlife sightings 29/05/2024
31 May 2024
Wildlife sightings 30/05/2024
Overcast/breezy Mid tide levelWader lake avocet 30 (inc 2 chicks)sand martin 4Black headed gull 118 (inc 15 chicks)Common tern 60Grey heron 13Gadwall 9Lapwing 2OystercatcherGreylag 8 (inc 3 goslings)canada goose 3Tufted duck 15RedshankMute swan 2spoonbill
31 May 2024
Wildlife sightings 31/05/2024
OvercastTide level highWader Lake - water level lowShelduck 30Black headed gull 127 (inc 4 chicks)Sand martin 12Tufted duck 14Oystercatcher 2Avocet 24 (inc 2 chicks)Med gull/black headed gull hybrid Common tern 28Greylag 6 (inc 4 goslings)canada goose 2Re
31 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 28/05/2024
a.m.Wader LakeAvocet 27Shelduck - 22 + 4 ChicksGrey Heron - 5Oystercatcher - 3Black-headed gull 146Lapwing 1Gadwall 3Redshank 1Tufted duck 7Graylag - 3 + 1 Chick Mute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 2Hawthorn WoodWillow tit 1Great tit 1Chaffinch 2Greenfinch - 1Blu
28 May 2024
Wildlife sightings - 27/05/2024
a.m. Wader LakeAvocet 24 + 1 chickGadwall 10Tufted duck 2Lapwing 1Redshank 2Black-headed gull 128 + 2 chicksCommon tern 65Hawthorn WoodChaffinch 1Stock dove 1Great-spotted woodpecker 1Willow tit 1Blue tit 3Great tit 1Magpie 1Dunnock 1Nuthatch 1Bullfinch 4
27 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 26/05/2024
Weather Cloudy / showersRiver Wear Tide Level lowWader Lake SpeciesMute Swan - 2Gadwall - 7Tufted Duck - 2Coot - 1Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 2Black-headed Gull - 120Common Turn - 80Grey Heron - 18Sand Martin - 10Avocet - 24Shoveler - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird F
26 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 25/05/2024
Weather SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level highWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 21Black-headed Gull - 142Common Turn - 65Common Sandpiper - 1Ruddy Shelduck - 1Shelduck - 35Gadwall - 8 + 4 Tufted Duck - 5 + 2Mallard - 7 + 4Lapwing - 7Mute Swan - 2Graylag Goose 14 +7Grey
25 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings 24/05/2024
Weather = OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level = Mid LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 27Lapwing - 1Sand Martin - 6Common Turn - 78Black-headed Gull - 130Teal - 2Tufted Duck - 13Gadwall - 5Shelduck - 28 (4 chicks)Canada Goose - 6Grey Lag Goose - ( 4 broods: 1 chic
24 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 23/05/2024
AMWeather: Light rainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 14Avocet (2 eggs seen) - 25 + 11 nestsShelduck - 48 + 4 ducklingsBlack-headed Gull - 119Pied Wagtail - 1Common Tern - 66Dunlin - 1Swift - 6Goosander - 1 male +1 femaleReed Bu
23 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 22/05/2024
AMWeather: Torrential rainRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet (11 nests) - 37Grey Heron - 5 adults + 8 juvShelduck - 43 + 2 ducklingsSand Martin - 7Black-headed Gull - 112Common Tern - 40Teal - 2Canada Goose - 40Greylag Goose - 1Gadwall
22 May 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 21/05/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 21Shelduck - 20 + 4 Chicks House Martin - 5Tufted Duck - 10Black-headed Gull - 121Oystercatcher - 4Common Tern - 54Graylag Goose - 7 + 3 Chicks + 6 ChicksTeal - 2Lapwing - 4Canada Goos
21 May 2024