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Wildlife Sightings - 12/11/2022
Weather: warn / sunny, clear skiesRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 40Lapwing - 29Red-shank - 9Grey Heron - 2Curlew - 11Red-wing - 3 (Wader lake footpath)Goldfinch - 16 (Wader lake footpath)Robin - 1 (Wader lake footpath)Cormorant - 1 (flying
12 November 2022
Wildlife sightings 11/11/2022
Weather..Patchy sun/High WindsRiver Wear Tide Level..LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal -31Curlew -2Gray Heron -2Lapwing -17Black headed Gull -53Moor hen -4Robin -1Kestrel -1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreen Finch -4Great Tit -3Blue Tit -4Chaffinch -5Bullfinch
11 November 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 10/11/2022
Weather: cloudy / windyRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Moorhen - 5Black-headed Gull - 9Teal - 27Hawthorn wood:Great tit - 5Willow tit - 1Blue tit - 4Bullfinch - 2Chaffinch - 1Robin - 1Coal tit - 1Magpie - 7Other birds noted around site:Little Egre
10 November 2022
Fantastic fungi and where to find them
Fungi can be found all throughout the year, but as temperatures cool and dampness creeps in, fungi becomes more prominent. Here at Washington, we get a fantastic array of different shapes, sizes and colours of fungi. Here are our most common fungi with t
10 November 2022
Wildlife Sightings 9/11/2022
Weather...Over castRiver Wear Tide Level...LowWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose -1Lapwing -14Curlew -1Teal -1WORKING ON WADER LAKE TODAYHawthorn wood Bird Feeding AreaWillow Tit -Nuthatch -1Great Spotted Woodpecker -1Robin -2Green Finch -1Bull Finch -5chaffi
9 November 2022
Wildlife Sightings 08/11/2022
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 7Wood pigeon (meadow) - 7WORKING ON WADER LAKEHawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGS Woodpecker - 1(m)Willow tit - 1Goldfinch - 3Greenfinch - 1Dunnock - 2Nut
8 November 2022
Wildlife Sightings 07/11/2022
Weather: Overcast, windyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 10Sparrowhawk - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaTreecreeper - 1Willow tit - 1Nuthatch (heard) - 1GS Woodpecker - 1Goldfinch - 4Greenfinch
7 November 2022
Wildlife sightings 6/11/2022
Weather ..OvercastRiver Wear tide level..LowWader Lake SpeciesLapwing -17Teal -4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationCoal Tit -4Green Finch -6Bull Finch -3Chaffinch -14Jay -1Gold Finch -5G,S Woodpecker -1Robin -1Blue Tit -6Great Tit -6Bird Species Noted Arou
6 November 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 05/11/2022
Weather: light rainRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Moorhen - 7Herring Gull - 1Teal - 3Shoveler - 1(Footpath)Red-wing - 7Bullfinch - 4Chaffinch - 1Goldfinch - 1Black bird - 1Hawthorn wood:Great tit - 1Blue tit - 5Chaffinch - 6Coal tit - 3Bullfinch
5 November 2022
Wildlife Sightings 04/11/2022
Weather: Cold but SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 8Redshank - 6Curlew - 1Shelduck - 2Teal - 11Grey heron - 1Wader Lake FootpathSiskin - 4Long-tailed tit - 12Bullfinch - 4Redwing -
4 November 2022
Seasonal species highlights - autumn hints and tips
Autumn this year has proved to be great so far, with lots of bird species being spotted on our reserve. Many visitors ask us for species highlights to look out for during a visit, so bearded tits aside (these were spotted around our saline lagoon on Sat
4 November 2022
Wildlife Sightings 03/11/2022
Weayther: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesSnipe - 6Teal - 3WORKING ON WADER LAKE TODAYHawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaWillow tit - 1Bullfinch - 2Coal tit - 3GS Woodpecker - 1Treecreeper - 1Nuthatch -
3 November 2022
Wildlife sightings 2/11/2011
Weather SunnyRiver Wear tide LEVEL ..MIDWader Lake SpeciesBlack Tailed Godwit -10Red Shank -17Lapwing -8Curlew -4Shell Duck -4Teal -27Grey Heron -2Golden eye -1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWillow Tit -1Coal Tit -7Blue Tit -6Great Tit -4Gold Finch -1G
2 November 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 1/11/2022
Weather: SunnyRiver wear tide level: HighA.MWader Lake:Red-shank - 58Teal - 8Black-Tailed God-wit - 4Grey Heron - 6Curlew - 1Lapwing - 33Black-headed Gull - 28Mute Swan - 1Moorhen - 1Hawthorn Wood:Chaffinch - 6Bullfinch - 3Goldfinch - 1Green finch - 3Coal
1 November 2022
Wildlife Sightings 31/10.2022
Weather: BrightRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 18Teal - 3Moorhen - 10Hawthorn Wood SpeciesGoldfinch - 6Long-tailed tit - 5Greenfinch - 4Bullfinch - 5Chaffinch - 8Robin - 1Coal tit -
31 October 2022