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Wildlife Sightings - 21/06/23
Weather: Bright, sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGadwall - 2 female & 7 ducklings (2 broods, 1 of 6 & 1 of 1)Avocet - 34 & 2 chicks (1 brood of 2)Tufter Duck - 1 female & 9 ducklingsCommon Tern - 52 & 18 chicksBlack-headed Gull - 39 & 43
21 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 20/06/2023
Weather: Light rainRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 32Lapwing - 8 + 1 chickRedshank - 5 + 2 juv.Oystercatcher 3 + 2 chicksGadwall (3 juv. + 2 broods of 5 & 6 ducklings) - 11 + 3 juv.Shoveler - 5Teal
20 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 19/06/2023
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeBlack-headed gull 70Med x black-headed gull 1Shelduck 17 + 7 ducklingsGadwall 2 + 12 ducklingsAvocet 31Common tern 48 + 15 chicksTufted duck 4 + 9 ducklingsCanada goose 5Oystercatcher 1 + 1 chickGrey heron 14Common gull 6Lapw
19 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 18/06/2023
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGadwall - 2 + 6 ducklingsShelduck - 19 + 21 ducklingsTeal - 2Lapwing - 14Oystercatcher + 2 + 1 chickMed x Black-backed gull - 1Avocet - 33Tufted duck - 4Comm
18 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 17/06/2023
Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 34 + 4 nestOystercatcher -2 + 2 chicksLapwing - 8 + 1 chickRedshank - 3 +1Common Tern - 184 + 17 chicksBlack-headed Gull - 109 + 22 chicksCommon Gull - 5Kingfisher - 1Teal - 1Gadwall - 11Shove
17 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 16/06/2023
Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 32Oystercatcher - 2 + 3 ChicksLapwing - 6 +1 ChicksCommon Snipe - 3Redshank - 3Common Tern - 140 + 8 ChicksBlack-headed Gull - 107 + 16 ChicksCommon Gull - 14Med Gull - 1Gadwall - 22Shoveler -
16 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 15/06/2023
Weather: Sunny & WarmRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 21 + 7 ducklingsAvocet - 37Black-headed Gull - 80 + 3 chicksCommon tern - 118 + 7 chicksGreylag Goose - 4 + 4 goslingsGadwall - 34Canada Goose -
15 June 2023
Wildlife sightings - 14/06/2023
a.m. Tide level: LowWader LakeAvocet 40Grey heron 21Common tern 176 + 6 chicksShelduck 23 + 18 chicksLapwing 9Black-headed gull 100 + 5 chicksLittle-ringed plover 2Redshank 2Gadwall 2Oystercatcher 3 + 1 chickTufted duck 6Canada goose 4 + 6 chicksHawthorn
14 June 2023
Wildlife sightings 13/06/2023
Wader Lake, sunny and warm, mid-tide:Avocet 45Lapwing 8Redshank 9Oystercatcher 3Common tern 167 and 6 chicksGadwall 26Shoveler 6Teal 2Tufted duck 21 and 10 chicksShelduck 19Greylag 10 and 6 chicksCommon gull 1Black-headed gull 124 and 7 chicksGrey heron 2
13 June 2023
Chill out in our cooling wetlands as the heat rises
With hot weather expected for the next few days, why not bring your temperature down on a visit to our wonderfully cooling wetlands?Take a midweek wander through our shady ancient woodland, alongside bubbling Spring Gill, or meander round our sparkling po
13 June 2023
Wellbeing and our wetlands: a summer guide
World Wellbeing Week begins on 26 June - a gentle reminder to ourselves that, in an ever more hectic world, our physical and mental health is something we should prioritise whenever we can. Easier said than done, we admit, but taking time for yourself is
8 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 08/06/2023
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 47 + 7 ducklingsAvocet - 36Shoveler - 9 + 1 ducklingTufted Duck - 11Black-headed Gull - 87 + 8 chicksCommon Tern - 112Oystercatcher (2 broods, 1 x 2, 1 x
8 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 07/06/2023
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesShelduck 48 + 8 chicksShoveler 2m, 2f + 2 chicksAvocet - 47Common Tern - 143Black-headed Gull - 125 + 3 chicksOystercatcher - 4 + 3 chicksLapwing - 5Barn Swallo
8 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 06/06/2023
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesBlackcap - 1Grey Heron - 11 (4 adults & 7 juveniles)Black-headed Gull - 88 & 4 chicksCommon Tern - 161Avocet - 40Tufted Duck - 20Teal - 4Greylag Goose - 5 & 2 chicksShoveler - 6 (5 male & 1 fem
6 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 05/06/2023
Weather: BrightRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 47Oystercatcher - 6 (3 chicks)Redshank - 4Lapwing - 4Gadwall - 21Shoveler - 3Tufted Duck - 6Teal - 2Shelduck - 21Common Tern - 174Jackdaw - 5Black-headed Gull - 82Greylag Goose - 4Canada
5 June 2023