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Wildlife Sightings - 04/08/2024
Weather: overcast / coolRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 27Shelduck - 3 + 21 JuvenileSand Martin - 12Grey Heron - 9 JuvenileCanada Goose - 25Lapwing - 39Common Tern - 1Graylag Goose - 6Canada x Graylag Goose (Hybrid) - 1Pied Wagtail - 2
4 August 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 03/08/2024
Weather: Sunny / warmRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 3 JuvenileTeal - 23Shelduck - 1 + 24 JuvenileSand Martin - 8Lapwing - 207Mute Swan - 1Pied Wagtail - 2 + 1 JuvenileAvocet - 1Swift - 1Black headed Gull - 10 + 4 JuvenileStarling
3 August 2024
Wildlife Sighting - 2/08/2024
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 12Avocet - 3Common Tern - 4Black headed Gull - 13 + 4 juvLittle Egret - 1Lapwing - 120Shelduck - 3 +16 juvMallard - 4Gadwall - 4Moorhen - 2 juvGreylag - 8Canada x Greylag Hybrid - 3Ha
2 August 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 1/02/2024
a.m. Tide level: MidWader LakeSand martin - 8Avocet - 8Black-headed gull - 16 + 4 JuvenileLapwing - 24Black-tailed godwit - 1Shelduck - 1 +10 JuvenileTeal - 3Graylag goose - 1 Canada goose - 2Graylag + Canada Hybrid - 1 Juvenile Reed Warbler - 1Pied Wagta
1 August 2024
Wildlife sightings - 31/07/2024
a.m. Tide level: MidWader LakeGreylag goose 3Shelduck 29Lapwing 60Black-tailed godwit 1Redshank 11Common tern 10Canada goose 5Grey heron 2Sand martin 10Gadwall 5Moorhen 3Black-headed gull 10Hawthorn WoodGreat-spotted woodpecker 1 + 1 juvenileJay 2Nuthatch
31 July 2024
Wildlife sightings - 30/07/2024
a.m. Tide level: MidWader LakeTeal 18Curlew 3 Shelduck 2 + 24 juvenileAvocet 3Common sandpiper 1Redshank 36Lapwing 126Oystercatcher 2Greylag goose 1 + 1 juvenileCommon tern 15Black-tailed godwit 1Black-headed gull 2 juvenileCanada goose 2Canada goose x gr
30 July 2024
Wildlife sightings - 29/07/2024
a.m. Tide level: HighWader LakeLittle egret 1Black-tailed godwit 1Common buzzard 1Redshank 30Lapwing 65Common tern 10Black-headed gull 60Canada goose 2Grey heron 1 juvenilePied wagtail 2 juvenileHawthorn WoodCoal tit 2Blue tit 2Robin 1Dunnock 1Bullfinch 1
29 July 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 28/07/2024
a.m. Tide level: highWader LakePied Wagtail - 2 Juvenile +1 AdultSand martin - 10Shelduck - 2 Adults + 22 juvenileGrey Heron - 6Graylag Goose - 8Canada goose - 4Lapwing - 132Black-headed gull - 52 + 23 JuvenileCommon tern - 19 + 2 Juvenile + 4 ChicksRedsh
28 July 2024
Wildlife sightings - 27/07/2024
a.m. Tide level: highWader LakeSand martin 22Common tern 24 + 1 juvenile + 6 chicksBlack-headed gull 73 + 21 juvenile + 1 chickShelduck 5 + 20 juvenileLapwing 260Oystercatcher 1Redshank 20Moorhen 2 + 1 juvenileCoot 1Greylag 4 + 4 juvenileCanada goose 2Haw
27 July 2024
Spotter guides
Enjoy using these spotter guides when you're out and about in nature!
26 July 2024
Wildlife sightings - 25/07/2024
a.m. Tide level: HighWader LakeGrey heron 4 juvenileSand martin 5Black-headed gull 42 + 12 juvenile + 12 chicksCommon tern 24 + 1 juvenile + 3 chicksShelduck 1 + 14 juvenileMoorhen 3Greenshank 1Redshank 24Lapwing 80Oystercatcher 1Black-tailed godwit 3Coot
25 July 2024
Wildlife sightings - 24/07/2024
a.m. Tide level: mid-lowWader LakeSand martin 8Shelduck 5 + 26 juvenileCommon tern 22 + 3 juvenile + 3 chicksLapwing 72 + 1 juvenileMoorhen 1Eurasian teal 3Oystercatcher 2Grey heron 4 juvenileCanada goose 5Greylag 8Black-headed gull 49Black-tailed godwit
24 July 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 23/07/2024
Weather: Sunny/WarmRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 4 +24 juvTeal - 3 (F)Sand Martin - 4Common Tern - 16 + 1 chickBlack - headed Gull - 98 + 17 juvCanada Goose - 6 + 2 juvGreylag Goose - 6 + 4 juvLapwing - 149Pied Wagtail - 1 + 2 ju
23 July 2024
A day in the life of a newly emerged dragonfly
Spotting dragonflies just after they've emerged and shed their exoskeleton is a pretty exciting wildlife encounter... Reserve warden Kate recently enjoyed some time with a teneral Southern hawker dragonfly, which was resting on the bramble and blacktho
23 July 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 22/07/2024
Weather - Cloudy / light rainWader Lake SpeciesGraylag Goose - 4 adults + 4 juvenileTeal - 8Black-tailed Godwit - 10Shelduck - 2 adults + 29 juvenileLapwing - 6Sand Martin - 8Black-Headed Gull - 67 Adults + 19 JuvenileCommon Tern - 14 Adults +2 Juvenile +
22 July 2024