With the recent cold weather and more forecast, we often get asked how our animals stay warm. There's no real art to keeping our birds and otter family warm; many techniques are down to their own adaptations. But there are some things we do and ways we
10 January 2024
Weather: Overcast/coldWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose (meadow) - 5Shelduck - 13Lapwing - 25Herring Gull - 54 (6 juvenile)Black-headed Gull - 15Kestrel - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationMagpie - 1Robin - 2Chaffinch - 4Blue Tit - 9Blackbird - 1Great Tit -
9 January 2024
Weather: Overcast/brightRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 2Lapwing - 26Black-headed Gull - 15Herring Gull - 10Moorhen - 2Mallard - 4Canada Goose - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaNuthatch - 1Treecreeper - 1Bullfinch - 4Greenfinch - 1G
8 January 2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 38Grey Heron - 3Mallard - 7Teal - 3Shelduck - 11Tufted Duck - 2Canada Goose - 1Carrion Crow (meadow) - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGreenfinch - 1Stock Dove - 2Blackbird - 2Goldf
7 January 2024
Weather: Overcast / frostyRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesBuzzard - 1Lapwing - 47Shelduck - 16Herring Gull - 1 (flying over head)Moorhen - 2MeadowCanada Goose - 1Footpath:Siskin - 30+hawthorn wood Bird Feeding StationNuthatch - 1Great-spotted
6 January 2024
Weather: Overcast / drizzleRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesTufted dick - 2Herring Gull - 20Lapwing - 60Greylag - 3Shelduck - 3Goosander - 1Canada Goose - 1Footpath:Siskin - 32Wren - 3 (mixed tit flock)Bullfinch -1Robin - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird Fe
5 January 2024
Weather: bright / clearRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose - 1Shelduck - 6Grey Heron - 4Lapwing - 59Curlew - 1Goosander - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationStock Dove - 8Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Coal Tit - 2Blue Tit - 5Greenfinch
5 January 2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 66Mallard Duck - 13Teal - 9Jay - 1 heard in treelineLittle Grebe - 1Shelduck - 4Goosander - 1 maleSparrowhawk - 1 maleCanada Goose - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGoldfinch - 1Blu
3 January 2024
Weather - chilly and ClearWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 55Black Headed Gull - 5Grey Heron - 1Shelduck - 2Mallard - 14Teal - 2Moorhen - 5Greater black-backed Gull - 1Herring Gull - 26Carrion Crow - 2Canada Goose - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird FeedingBlue Tit - 7Great
2 January 2024
Have a wild adventure whatever the weather
2 January 2024
New Year's Day has been kicked off nicely with a wildlife count by volunteer Melissa. She found 37 bird species, 11 fungus, 10 flowering plants, 1 mammal (plus tracks of another 5) and 4 invertebrates! Here's her breakdown: Bird species Blue titBlackbir
1 January 2024
Weather - Bright and ClearTide - HighWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 55Redshank - 5Grey Heron - 3Mallard - 13Teal - 13Black Headed Gull - 4Shelduck - 5Canada Goose - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird FeedingChaffinch - 8Coal Tit - 3Blue Tit - 10Nuthatch - 1Robin - 1Dunnoc
1 January 2024
Weather : ClearRiver Wear Tide Level : HighWader Lake SpeciesBlack headed gull - 1Greater black headed gull - 1Herring gull - 4Lapwing - 36Shellduck - 6Teal - 14(M) 7(F)Mallard - 11(M) 3 (F)Moorhen - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird FeedingGreat tit - 9Blue tit -
31 December 2023
Weather : overcast / frostyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 44Shelduck - 14Black headed Gull - 19Moorhen - 1Teal - 16Curlew - 8Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlue Tit - 8Great Tit - 6Coal Tit - 2Willow tit - 1 (Heard)Siskin - 2Tre
30 December 2023
Weather : Light winds / sunny / coldRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesCurlew - 8Shelduck - 18Black headed Gull - 9Herring Gull - 6Lapwing - 6Teal - 45Greylag Goose - 1Canada Goose - 2Mallard - 32Carrion Crow - 3Moorhen - 6Hawthorn Wood Bird Fee
29 December 2023