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Wildlife sightings 20/09/2022
Weather..cloudy and light rainRiver wear tide level ..midWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron -1Lapwing -107Teal -37Redshank -14Canada Goose -1Black tailed Godwit -1Curlew -8Black Headed Gull -1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding areaWillow tit -1Robin -1Green Finch -8Blu
20 September 2022
Wildlife sightings 18/09/2022
Wader Lake SpeciesLapwing-91Redshank -19Black Tailed Godwit -20Teal -18Lesser Blacked Backed Gull -1Black Headed Gull -13Heron -2Avocet -1Little Egret -1Green Shank -1Curlew -13Hawthorn Wood Bird FeedingWillow Tit -1Blue Tit -4Coal Tit -1Great Tit -7Green
18 September 2022
Wildlife sightings 16/09/2022
Weather..cloudy and sunnyRiver Wear tide Level..HighWader Lake SpeciesEurasion Teal -31Lapwing -145Redshank -48Curlew-8Tufted Duck -1Black tailed God wit -2Black Headed Gull -14Grey Heron -1Kestrel -1Jackdaw -2Wren -1carion crow -2Hawthorn Wood bird feedi
16 September 2022
Restore your wellbeing in our wetlands this autumn
To experience wetlands in autumn is to know them at their most restorative. Just as they offer a two-way rest and refuelling point for migrating birds and sanctuary to thousands of animals as the colder weather creeps in, they also provide the perfect pl
15 September 2022
Wildlife sightings - 15/09/2022
a.m Tide level: HighWader LakeSnipe 1Grey heron 2Avocet 1Teal 43Redshank 40Lapwing 72Black-tailed godwit 25Curlew 20Black-headed gull 34Kingfisher 2Woof pigeon 3Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 1Great spotted woodpecker 1Greenfinch 12Chaffinch 5Coal tit 2Great tit 3
15 September 2022
wildlife sightings 14/09/2022
Weather overcastRiver Wear tide level ..highWader Lake SpeciesSpotted Red shank -2Red Shank-46Lapwing -89Black Tailed Godwit-1Curlew -1Avocet -1Common Snipe -1Teal -24Grey heron -1Black headed gull -25Hawthorn Wood bird feeding areaGreen finch -14Chaffinc
14 September 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 13/09/2022
Weather: bright/sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: low(mid)A.M:Wader Lake:Lapwing - 50Redshank - 4Curlew - 2Black-headed Gull - 60Grey Heron - 1Moorhen - 7Avocet - 3Teal - 2Other birds noted around site:Goldcrest - 1 (Hawthorn wood)Kingfisher - 1 (Lagoon)Cormore
13 September 2022
Wildlife Sightings 12/09/2022
Weather: Overcast, BrighteningRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 33Grey Heron - 1Black-headed Gull - 2Redshank - 15Lapwing - 100Avocet - 3Black-tailed godwit - 4Little grebe - 1Hawthorn Wood Feeding
12 September 2022
Wildlife Sightings 11/09/2022
Weather: OvercastWader Lake Species:
11 September 2022
Wildlife Sightings 10/09/2022
Weather: Overcast/ DrizzleRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 25Black-tailed godwit - 9Avocet - 3Lapwing - 92Black Headed gull - 3Tuffted Duck - 2Pheasant - 4Little Grebe - 1Hawthorn Wood Feeding Stat
10 September 2022
Wildlife Sightings 08/09/2022
Weather: mist, overcast, light rainRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: Low
8 September 2022
Wildlife Sightings 07/09/2022
Weather ..sunnyRiver Wear tide level ..midWader Lake SpeciesAvocet -3Dunlin -3Common Snipe -6Ruff -1Curlew -16Lapwing -136Common Tern ( 1 ad+ juv/chicks) -3Black Tailed Godwit -8Shoveler -4Gadwall -6Teal -48Grey Heron -2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding areaBull
7 September 2022
Wildlife Sightings 06/09/2022
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 2Dunlin - 12Common Snipe - 10Ruff - 2Greenshank - 1Redshank - 16Curlew - 14Lapwing - 76Black-tailed godwit - 21Gadwall - 7Teal - 28Co
6 September 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 05/09/2022
Weather: overcast/ warmRiver Wear tide level: highA.MWader Lake: Snipe - 19Gadwall - 4Black-tailed Godwit - 25Lapwing - 121Teal - 25Swallow - 2Common Tern - 4Curlew - 8Redshank - 19Dunlin - 5Ruff - 1Avocet - 3Saline Lagoon:Little Egret - 3Black-headed Gul
5 September 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 04/09/2022
Weather: light rainRiver Wear tide level: highA.M Wader Lake:Black - headed Gull - 20Redshank - 28Greenshank - 7Moorhen - 7Lapwing - 72Curlew - 9Shelduck - 1Common Tern - 3Snipe - 3Avocet - 3Black - tailed Godwit - 9Ruff - 1Whimbrel - 1Saline Lagoon:Malla
4 September 2022