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Wildlife Sightings 10/12/2022
Weather: Frost and Icy ConditionsRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen 1Black - headed gull 2Lapwing 1Wader Lake Footpath SightingsGoldfinch 11Blackbird 5 ( 1 m 4 f )Robin 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreat Spo
10 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings 9/12/2022
Weather: Bright, clear, coldRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 4Moorhen - 1Blackbird (footpath) - 1(m)Carrion Crow (meadow) - 1Robin (footpath) - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationNuthatch - 1Blackbird
9 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 08/12/22
Weather: Sunny, cold, frostyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 12Pied Wagtail - 1Moorhen - 1Mute Swan - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreenfinch - 4Goldfinch - 3Bullfinch - 6Chaffinch - 8Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 maleDunnock - 1Rob
8 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 07/12/2022
Weather: Bright, clear, chillyRiver wear tide level: LowWader lake species:Herring Gull - 43Black - headed Gull - 58moorhen - 4Lapwing - 42Magpie - 1Hawthorn wood bird feeding station:Chaffinch - 6Great spotted woodpecker - 2Nuthatch - 1Goldfinch - 1Bullf
7 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings 6/11/2022
Weather ..RainingRiver Wear tide Level ..MidWader Lake Species Shelduck -2Lapwing -41Redshank -3Kingfisher -1Herring Gull -1Black Herring Gull -17Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaCoal Tit -6Long Tailed Tit -4Blue Tit -15Great Tit-12Chaffinch -18Bullfinch -5
6 December 2022
Wildlife sightings - 05/12/2022
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeRedshank 4Lapwing 1Moorhen 11Pied wagtail 1Black-headed gull 5Herring gull 15Shelduck 1Hawthorn WoodGreat-spotted woodpecker 1Nuthatch 1Dunnock 1Sparrowhawk 1Chaffinch 6Bullfingh 7Goldfinch 4Robin 1Greenfinsh 2Willow tit 1Oth
5 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings 04/12/2022
Weather..Light ShowersRiver Wear Tide Level..midWader Lake SpeciesPied Wagtail-1Goosander-1Lapwing -20Teal -8Grey Heron-3( 1 Juv)Red shank -2Black headed Gull -30Little Egret -1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding areaCoal Tit -2Bullfinch -3Green Finch -2Gold Finch
4 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 03/12/2022
Weather: Slight ShowersRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal 4Lapwing 37Black - headed gull 40Little Egret 1Herring Gulls 2Hawthorn wood bird feeding Station:Blue Tit 6Great tit 4Chaffinch 4Bird species noted ar
3 December 2022
Wildlife sightings - 02/12/2022
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeLapwing 42Redshank 8Black-headed gull 58Shelduck 8Teal 27Mallard 10Grey heron 2Hawthorn WoodWillow tit 1Coal tit 3Blue tit 5Great tit 6Bullfinch 9Goldfinch 4Greenfinch 4Chaffinch 7Great-spotted woodpecker 3Nuthatch 2OtherKing
2 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 1/12/22
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide level: highA.MWader Lake:Red-shank - 6Canada Goose - 25Pink footed goose - 1Greylag - 2Lapwing - 37Shelduck - 4Grey Heron - 1Little Egret - 1Black-headed Gull - 63Snipe - 1Hawthorn wood:Coal tit - 4Bullfinch - 3Blue tit -
1 December 2022
Wader Lake project reaching new depths
A project designed to bring wetland wildlife and people closer together is reaching new depths out on WWT Washington’s reserve. Wader Lake, one of our site’s best wildlife hotspots, has been the focus of desilting works for more than a year, with a
1 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 30/11/2022
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Species:Redshank - 22Shelduck - 5Moorhen - 3Lapwing - 34Black - headed gull - 6Herring gull - 6Carrion Crow - 2Hawthorn wood bird feeding area:Willow tit - 1Great spotted woodpecker - 1Nuthatch - 1Chaffi
30 November 2022
Wildlife Sightings 29/11/2022
Weather..Clear dayRiver wear Tide Level..HighWader Lake SpeciesRed shank -3Shelduck -4Black Headed Gull -126Lapwing -12Mute Swan -2Herring Gull -2Gray Wagtail-1Grey Heron -1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationRobin -2Willow Tit -1Coal Tit -3Chaffinch -5Gold
29 November 2022
Wildlife sightings 28/11/2022
Weather : MISTRiver Wear Tide Level: HIGH Wader Lake Species TotalRedshank 2Teal
28 November 2022
Wildlife Sightings 27/11/2022
Weather ..OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level ..lowWader Lake SpeciesShell Duck -4Teal -7Lapwing -25Pied Wagtail -1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationCoal Tit -3Bullfinch -4Chaffinch -6Green Finch -2Nuthatch -1Great Tit -5Willow Tit -1Gold Finch -1Dunnock -2Blue
27 November 2022