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Wildlife Sightings 16/01/2023
Weather: SnowRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 5Shelduck - 11Black-headed gull - 86Herring Gull - 76Lapwing - 22 Canada x Greylag hybrid - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationDunnock - 1Chaffinch -
16 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings- 14/01/2023
Weather: Cloudy / sunnyRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader Lake:Canada Goose - 35Greylag Goose - 2Teal - 73Mallard -15Grey Heron - 2Shelduck - 16Black-headed Gull - 66Redshank - 1Lapwing - 45Moorhen - 2Curlew - 1Blue tit - 1 (Footpath)Hawthorn Wood:Lesser
14 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 13/01/2023
Weather: WindyRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Grey Heron - 8Shell duck - 20Mallard - 36Teal - 21Black-headed Gull - 88Herring Gull - 3Greater-black-backed Gull - 1Curlew -63Black Tailed Godwit -2Lapwing -56Common Snipe -1Hawthorn Wood bird Feedin
13 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 12/01/23
Weather: ClearRiver Wear Tide Level: MidAMWader Lake SpeciesLapwing 25Shelduck 13Sparrowhauk 1Teal 1Culew (flying over) 1River WearRedshank 18Teal 25Grey Heron 4 (3juv 1ad)Little Grebe 1Cormorant (flying over) 1Goldeney
12 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 10/01/23
Weather: Raining/ColdRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 6Grey Heron - 1Shelduck - 10Shoveler - 1Black-headed Gull - 67Herring Gull - 140+Lapwing - 69Common Snipe - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationCoal Tit - 5Bullfinch - 3Treecreeper - 1
10 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 09/01/23
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Time/AMShelduck - 18Teal - 3Herring Gull - 19Black-headed Gull - 39Lapwing - 43Curlew - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGoldfinch - 2Coal Tit - 4Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 maleBlue Tit - 3Chaffin
9 January 2023
Unwind and soak in wetland nature this winter
Winter truly is a most wonderful time of year for wetlands. They are dramatic and changeable. Wild, watery and full of life. There’s no better place to soak in nature. So after the bustle of the festive period and with a new year sretching out ahead,
8 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 01/1/2023
Weather: Cloudy , Light RainRiver Wear: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 11Mallard - 10Shel-duck - 10Moorhen - 3Lapwing - 3Common crow -1 (Heron Hedge)Blackbird - 2 (Footpath)Hawthorn wood: Chaffinch - 18Stock Dove - 1Great tit - 4Blue tit - 4Great spotted woodpec
7 January 2023
Wildlife sightings - 06/01/2023
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeLapwing 40Redshank 6Curlew 1Shelduck 16Mallard 32Teal 44Gadwall 2Grey heron 2Little grebe 1Hawthorn WoodBrambling 1Chaffinch 16Bullfinch 13Goldfinch 8Greenfinch 6Great-spotted woodpecker 2Nuthatch 1Treecreeper 1Long-tailed ti
6 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 04/01/23
Weather: Sunny, light rain showerRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Species Time: AMGrey Heron - 4Canada Goose - 22Canada x Greylag Goose - 1Mute Swan - 3Shelduck - 22Gadwall - 4Teal - 90Tufted Duck - 10Lapwing - 45Redshank - 6Black-tailed Godwit -
4 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings 03/01/2023
Weather: Dull / DrizzleRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 7Lapwing - 45Canada Goose - 18Greylag - 20Canada / Greylag Hybrid - 1Shelduck - 3Black-headed Gull - 70Herring Gull - 40Hawthorn wood:Coal tit - 3Blackbird - 2Treecreeper - 1Robin - 2Du
3 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings 02/01/2023
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGrey heron - 1Lapwing - 5Black-headed gull - 53Herring gull - 9Mute Swan - 1Teal - 7Shelduck - 5Wigeon - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationDunnock - 2R
2 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings 01/01/2023
Weather..OvercastRiver Wear Tide level..MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal -36Shellduck -5Shoveler -1Lapwing -74Black Headed Gull -13Herring Gull -3Wigeon -1Redshank-2Cananda Goose x Greylag -1Hawthorn Wood Bird feeding Area Great Tit -10Bullfinch -2Chaffinch -7Du
1 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings 31/12/2022
Weather: ClearRiver Wear Tide Level : HighWader Lake SpeciesCurlew - 1Lapwing - 30Greylag goose - 4Greylag x Canada goose hybrid - 1Canada Goose - 13Cormorant (fly over) - 1Teal - 61Redshank - 13Black-headed gull
31 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings 30/12/2022
Weather: Wind, OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesCanada x Greylag - 1Shoveler - 3 (m)Gadwall - 2 (f)Teal - 17Mallard - 32Shelduck - 4Lapwing - 46Redshank - 2Grey heron - 1BH Gull - 80Her
30 December 2022