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25 November 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 25/11/21
Weather: Bright, cold, some frost on groundRiver Wear Tide Level: High, fallingWader LakeGreylag goose - 1Shelduck - 9Teal - 70Moorhen - 2Lapwing - 2Herring Gull - 18Red shank - 1Wigeon - 1Black-headed Gull - 61
25 November 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 24/11/21
Weather: Bright but coldWind Speed: NoneRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighTeal - 68Moorhen - 1Shelduck - 12Wigeon - 2Black-headed Gull - 54Herring Gull - 1Grey Heron - 1Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide: MidLittle Eg
24 November 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 23/11/21
Weather: Cloudy/ColdWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighShelduck - 8Moorhen - 3Teal - 40Lapwing - 11Black-headed Gull - 120Herring Gull - 25Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide L
23 November 2021
Wildlife sightings - 22/11/2021
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeTeal 80Moorhen 2Shelduck 4Snipe 2Lapwing 18Black-headed gull 70Herring gull 14Saline LagoonTeal 23Hawthorn WoodRobin 3Bullfinch 4Coal tit 2Brambling 1Wren 1Chaffinch 6The LookoutPheasant 2Great tit 4Blue tit 3Other birdsMistl
22 November 2021
wildlife Sightings - 21/11/2021
Weather: Clear - cloudyWind speed: LowRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Teal - 165Herring Gull - 21Lapwing - 75Black-headed Gull - 42Shelduck - 15Shoveler - 2Saline lagoon:Redshank - 2Black-headed Gull - 1Other birds noted around site:Mute Swan - 2
21 November 2021
Wildlife Sightings 20/11/21
Weather: Over castWind Speed: Mild BreezeRiver Wear tide level: LowWader LakeTeal - 80Shellduck - 16Black Headed Gulls - 30Grey Heron - 2Lapwing - 28Redshank - 2Peregrine Falcon - 1Saline LagoonTeal - 3Moorhen -
20 November 2021
Wildlife sightings - 18/11/2021
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeTeal 125Shelduck 14Lapwing 1Moorhen 4Saline LagoonLittle egret 1Teal 6Redshank 3Hawthorn WoodGreat-spotted woodpecker 1Nuthatch 2Bullfinch 3Chaffinch 2Coal tit 1Robin 2The LookoutBlue tit 5Robin 1Pheasant 2Chaffinch 2Willow t
18 November 2021
wildlife Sightings - 17/11/2021
Weather: broken cloud / sunnyWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 176Moorhen - 4Lapwing - 3Black-headed Gulls - 10Shelduck - 11Saline Lagoon:Redshank - 1Curlew - 1 (Meadow)Other birds noted around site:Little Egret - 1 (River wear
17 November 2021
wildlife Sightings - 16/11/2021
Weather: overcastWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Shelduck - 21Grey Heron - 1Teal - 127Moorhen - 4Lapwing - 64Black-headed Gulls - 22Herring Gulls - 2Saline Lagoon:Moorhen - 2Redshank - 2Other birds noted around site:Little Egret - 1
16 November 2021
Wildlife Sightings 15/11/21
Weather: CloudyWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeTeal - 122Shelduck - 9Grey Heron - 1Wigeon (2m, 1f) - 3Lapwing - 67Moorhen - 2Saline LagoonWigeon (f) - 1Teal - 6Hawthorn WoodTreecreeper - 1Nut
15 November 2021
wildlife Sightings - 14/11/2021
Weather: overcastWind speed: stillRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 165Shelduck - 11Moorhen - 4Grey Heron - 2Curlew -2Lapwing - 67Snipe - 3Redshank - 4Saline Lagoon:Redshank - 2Teal - 42Gey Heron - 1Little Egret - 1Other birds aroud site:Redw
14 November 2021
wildlife Sightings - 13/11/2021
Weather: overcastWind speed: mildRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Redshank - 15Teal - 180Shelduck -10Lapwing - 28Black-headed Gulls - 8Grey Heron - 1Saline lagoon:Teal - 4Grey Heron - 1Little Egret - 1Moorhen - 2Other birds noted arond site:Wren -
13 November 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 12/11/21
Weather: Overcast/RainWind Speed: ModerateRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: MidTeal - 216Shelduck - 6Grey Heron - 1Redshank - 65Lapwing - 14Common Gull - 1 (1st winter)Black-headed Gull - 80 (42 adult & 34 1st winter)Herr
12 November 2021
Wildlife sightings 11/11/2021
River Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighTeal - 152Shelduck - 10Black-headed Gull - 8Lapwing - 22Moorhen - 4Redshank - 23Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: HighTeal - 57Redshank - 3Hawthorn WoodNuthatch - 2Willow Tit
11 November 2021