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Wildlife Sightings - 25/08/23
Weather: Bright, overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGreylag - 1 & 2 juvenileRedshank - 44Lapwing - 232Black-headed Gull - 24Black-tailed Godwit - 2Teal - 10 Grey Heron - 10Shoveler - 5Common Tern - 2Tufted Duck - 4Curlew - 1Snipe - 1Canad
25 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings 24/08/2023
Weather: Overcast/ light rainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 7Lapwing - 126Ruff - 2Black-tailed Godwit - 2Curlew - 14Redshank - 53Common Snipe - 2Common Sandpiper - 1B. H. Gull - 14Shovele
24 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings 22/08/2023
Weather: Sunny, breezyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 22Shoveler - 17Teal - 36Common tern (+ 1 juv) - 2Grey heron - 10Redshank - 4Black-headed Gull - 50Shelduck - 2 juv.Lapwing - 312Ruff
22 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 21/08/23
Weather: Sunny/mild windRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 15Black-tailed Godwit - 2Redshank - 38Curlew - 2Common Sandpiper - 2Gadwall - 5Shelduck - 2Black-headed Gull - 36Lapwing - 291Canada Goose - 2Shoveler - 2Teal - 4Hawthorn WoodGr
21 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings 20/08/2023
Weather: Sunny/ Mod. WindsRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWade Lake SpeciesAvocet - 23Oystercatcher - 2Redshank - 32Common Sandpiper - 1Black-tailed godwit - 2Lapwing - 295Ruff - 2Common Snipe - 1Curlew - 1Common Te
20 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings 19/08/2023
Weather: Bright, BreezyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 408Teal - 40Curlew - 6Shoveler (in eclipse) - 4 m, 4 fGrey heron - 8Black tailed godwit - 8Avocet - 21Shelduck - 3 juv.Greylag goose -
19 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 18/08/2023
Weather: cloudy / overcastRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader Lake:Avocet - 23Teal - 25Greylag Goose - 4 + 2 GoslingsBlack-headed Gull - 29Grey Heron - 2Lapwing - 238Black-tailed Godwit - 2Curlew - 1Ruff - 3Redshank - 2Shoveler - 2Coot - 1Hawthorn wood:Nut
18 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings 17/08/2023
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGreylag Goose - 3Shoveler - 12Avocet - 26Black-tailed godwit - 2Gadwall - 3Teal - 2Black-headed Gull - 18Grey heron - 5Lapwing - 235Common Sandpiper
17 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 16/08/2023
Weather: cloudy / overcastRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Common Tern - 3Avocet - 21Shelduck - 3Black-headed Gull - 5 ( 2 juvenile)Black-tailed Godwit - 1Grey Heron - 8Teal - 8Ruff - 2Lapwing - 301Curlew -2Coot - 1Kingfisher - 1Hawthorn wood: Grea
16 August 2023
Wildlife sightings - 15/08/2023
a.m. Tide levelsWader LakeLittle egret 1Avocet 19Ruff 2Lapwing 287Black-tailed godwit 2Redshank 4Curlew 2Common tern 4Gadwall 4Shelduck 5Greylag 4Canada goose 2Grey heron 11Hawthorn WoodGreat-spotted woodpecker 1Chaffinch 15Bullfinch 3Goldfinch 3Coal tit
15 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 14/08/2023
Weather: RainRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 18Grey Heron - 11Black-tailed Godwit - 1Shoveler - 5Gadwall - 6Common Tern - 4Teal - 8Ruff - 3Black-headed Gull - 2Shelduck - 1 juvenileLapwing - 114Canada Goose - 2Hawthorn wood:Chaffinch - 7G
14 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 13/08/2023
Weather: cloudyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 2Shelduck - 1 juvenileAvocet - 18Shoveler - 4Gadwall - 2Black-tailed Godwit - 1Black-headed Gull - 1Lapwing - 221Common Tern - 2 + 1 juvenileGrey Heron - 1Little Egret - 1Curlew - 1Hawthorn woo
13 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 12/08/2023
Weather: overcastRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 18Shoveler - 3 + 2Gadwall - 3Avocet - 20 ( 4 were juvenile)Shelduck - 1 juvenileBlack-tailed Godwit - 2Common Tern - 3Grey Heron - 10Black-headed Gull - 2Ruff - 3Lapwing - 87Kestrel - 1 Juven
12 August 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 11/08/2023
AMWeather - Clear, SunnyAvocet - 15Curlew - 21Ruff - 3Grey Heron - 12Lapwing - 264Teal - 13Coal Tit - 1Greenfinch - 2Blue Tit - 4Woodpigeon - 1Greylag Goose - Wader Lake - 2 (+ 1
11 August 2023
Wildlife sightings - 10/08/2023
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeAvocet 13Teal 23Shelduck 7 juvenileGrey heron 12Black-tailed godwit 2Curlew 9Lapwing 341Redshank 19Black-headed gull 12 (6 juvenile)Common tern 1Ruff 4Greylag 1Hawthorn WoodMoorhen 3 ad + 2 chicksMallard 1 + 4 ducklingsBullf
10 August 2023