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Wildlife Sightings 05/07/2024
Weather = Sunny/ WindyRiver Tide Level = LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 21Common Turn - 47 + 1 (J)Black Headed Gull - 132 + 101 (J)Sand Martin - 90Shelduck - 4 + 23 (J)Teal - 1 (F)Tufted Duck - 1 (F)Mallard - 4Curlew - 14Whimbrel - 1Lapwing - 119Grey Heron
5 July 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 03?07/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 17Sand Martin - 11Black - headed Gull - 115 + 73 juvCommon Tern - 39Shelduck - 10 +23 juvLapwing - 1Oystercatcher - 1Redshank - 1Teal - 4 (M) 3 (F)Tufted Duck - 1 (M) 1 (F)Gadwall - 1 (
3 July 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 02/07/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 19Shelduck - 8 + 6 ducklingsSandmartin - 20+Common Tern - 43Gadwall - 7Black - headed Gull - 156Tufted Duck - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWillow Tit - 1Goldfinch - 3Greenfinch -
3 July 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 02/07/2024
AMWeather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 19Shelduck - 8 + 6 ducklingsSand Martin - 20 +Common Tern - 43Gadwall - 7Black-headed Gull - 156Tufted Duck - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWillow Tit - 1Goldfinch - 3Greenfinc
2 July 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 1/07/2024
Weather = Overcast / breezyRiver Tide Level = HighWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 12 Adults 19 chicks Sand Martin - 19Avocet - 18Lapwing - 9Teal - 9Pied Wagtail - 1Black-Headed Gull - 202 Adults - 97juv - 3 ducklingsCanada Goose - 5 Adults - 1 goslingGraylag
1 July 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 30/07/2024
Weather = OvercastRiver Tide Level = Very HighWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - over 20 adults 5 chicksLapwing - 6 Adults 1 juvGadwall - 15Teal - 7Shelduck 15 Adults 4 juv 20 ducklingsAvocet - 19Grey Heron 10Black-Headed Gull - 188 Adults 62 juv 2 ducklings
1 July 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 29/06/2024
Weather = OvercastRiver Tide Level = HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 16Black-Headed Gull - 130 + 67Common Turn - 35Sand Martin - 7Shelduck - 6 + 13Oystercatcher - 4Lapwing - 9Redshank - 10Tufted Duck - 3 + 2Teal - 2 + 2Grey Heron- 1Canada Goose - 2 + 2Hawt
29 June 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 28/06/2024
Weather = Sunny / WindyRiver Tide Level = HighWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 28Avocet - 19Common Turn - 40Black-Headed Gull - 156 + 4 (J)Shelduck - 4 + 18 (J)Teal - 3 (M) 3 (F)Mullard - 10Oystercatcher - 4Redshank - 17Lapwing - 6Black Tailed godwit - 2Gr
28 June 2024
Wildlife sightings - 26/06/2024
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader LakeTeal 4Black-tailed godwit 2Shoveler 3Gadwall 11Avocet 2Redshank 8Lapwing 40Black-headed gull 170Common tern 50Sand martin 20Tufted duck 2Coot 1Shelduck 24Hawthorn Wood hideBlue tit 2Great-spotted woodpecker 3Long-tailed tit
26 June 2024
Wildlife sightings - 24/06/2024
Weather: SunnyWader lake species AM:Tufted duck - 5Stock dove - 1Oyster catcher - 2Lapwing - 7Black - headed gull - 170Common tern - 50Sand martin - 12Shelduck - 10Gadwall - 12Avocet - 17Redshank - 7Grey heron - 1Hawthorn wood bird feeding station:Nuthatc
24 June 2024
The first sand martin chicks have been spotted
Sand martin chicks are spotted for the first time ever at WWT Washington.
24 June 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 21/06/2024
Weather - Sunny / HotRiver Wear Tide Level - LowWader Lake SpeciesShelduck ( 3 broods ) - 12 + 28 ChicksAvocet -= 12Pied Wagtail - 1Sand Martin - 15Oystercatcher - 6Shoveler - 1(M) 1 (F)Canada Goose - (2 broods) - 3 + 5 chicksCommon Turn - 72Black-Headed
21 June 2024
Wildlife sightings - 20/06/2024
Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level : lowWader lake species:Avocet - 19Sand martin - 13Shoveler - 7Black headed gull - 77 + 22 chicksShelduck - 15 + 17 chicksCommon tern - 54Greylag goose - 5Canada goose 7 + 3 chicksTeal duck - 7Oyster catcher - 1Tufted d
20 June 2024
Top tips to IDing juvenile birds in Hawthorn Wood
Summer sounds and fledglings galore in Hawthorn Wood Hide can cause some ID confusion - Blog written by reserve volunteer Melissa Young Hawthorn Wood hide has to be one of my favourite places out on the reserve, and whilst it goes a little quiet durin
20 June 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 19/06/2024
Wader lake species: Shelduck - 8 + 16 juniorAvocet - 20Sand martin - 8Black headed gull 115 + 20 juniorCommon turn - 72Lapwing - 24Oyster catcher - 3Tufted duck - 8 Lapwing - 25Godwall - 4Coot - 3Mute swan - 1Hawthorn wood bird feeding area: Blue tit - 1G
19 June 2024