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Wildlife Sightings - 14/11/2023
Weather: RainRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 43Black-headed Gull - 7Teal - 86Common Crow - 1Shelduck - 4Saline Lagoon:Grey Heron - 2Moorhen - 3Teal - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationStock Dove - 1Long-tailed Tit - 14Greenfinch - 1
14 November 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 13/11/2023
Weather: RainRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 64Shelduck - 4Lapwing - 15Moorhen - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationSparrowhawk - 1 maleWillow Tit - 1Long-tailed Tit - 4Coal Tit - 2Blue Tit - 4Great tit - 3Bullfinch - 4 (3 male & 1 fema
13 November 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 12/11/2023
Weather: Cold, SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 3Bar - tailed Godwit - 1Teal - 47Moorhen - 6Shellduck - 5Kestrel - 1 ( M ) - Wader Lake FootpathCanada Goose - 1 - Wader Lake MeadowHawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaBullfinch - 3 ( M
12 November 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 11/11/2023
AMWeather: cold start, Bright SunshineRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake SpeciesSparrow hawk - 1Bar-tailed Godwit - 1Shelduck - 5Teal - 32Little Egret - 1Footpath:Redwing - 8Goldfinch - 12Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaSparrow hawk - 1Dunnock - 1Bullfin
11 November 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 10/11/2023
AMWeather: Bright SunshineRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 18Redshank - 2Black-tailed Godwits - 1 (winter plumage)Shelduck - 1Jay - 1Black-headed Gull - 1Canada Goose - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreenfinch - 1Goldfinch - 3Bullfin
10 November 2023
Wildlife Sighting - 09/11/23
Weather: Cold, partly sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesBar-Tailed Godwit x 1 Redshank x 14Common Snipe x 2Teal x 56 Shelduck x 4Little Grebe x 1Kestrel x 2 (1 Male and 1 Female)Stock Dove x 8Black Headed Gull x 7Cormorant x 2 (fly over)Haw
9 November 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 08/11/2023
Weather: Windy, rainRiver Wear Tide Level: Low tideWader Lake SpeciesBar-tailed Godwit - 1Lapwing - 6Redshank - 2Teal - 73Shelduck - 4Kestrel - 1 maleCommon Buzzard - 1Grey Heron - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaChaffinch - 30Greenfinch - 1Goldfinch - 4B
8 November 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 05/11/2023
AMweather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesCurlew - 25Redshank - 69Bar-tailed Godwit - 1Lapwing - 41Teal - 66Shelduck - 2Grey Heron - 2Black-headed Gull - 20Herring Gull - 1 JuvHawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGreat Tit - 4Coal Tit
5 November 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 04/11/2023
Weather: OvercastWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 7Mallard - 2Herring Gull - 1Black-headed Gull - 33Redshank - 13Teal - 23 + 1Lapwing - 63Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationJay - 1Nuthatch - 1Blue Tit - 7Coal Tit - 3Great Tit - 3Willow Tit - 1 unringedChaffinch
4 November 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 03/11/2023
Weather: Sunny/mildWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 85Redshank - 28Lapwing - 4Grey Heron - 1Moorhen - 5Carrion Crow - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationLong-tailed Tit - 2Greenfinch - 1Willow Tit - 1 unringedChaffinch - 9Bullfinch - 4 (3 male & 1 female)Coal Ti
3 November 2023
Wildlife Sightings -02/11/2023
AMWeather: rain + windyRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 2Teal - 73Shoveler - 1Moorhen - 5Redshank - 1Shelduck - 1Black-headed Gull - 20Common Gull - 1Lesser black-backed Gull - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlue Tit - 4Great T
2 November 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 1/11/2023
AMWeather: rainRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 65Black-headed Gull - 12Herring Gull - 2Grey Heron - 1 juvenileRedshank - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWillow tit - 1Robin - 2Goldfinch - 1Brambling - 1Coal tit - 3Great-spotted Woodp
1 November 2023
Wildlife Sighting's - 31/10/2023
AMWeather: overcast but brightRiver Wear Tide Level: low going outWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 9Teal - 58Grey Heron - 1Pheasant - 1Goosander - 1Black-headed Gull - 5Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationPheasant - 2Moorhen - 5Bullfinch - 2Great Tit - 2Blue Tit
31 October 2023
The art in autumn leaves
Autumn is the time of year we see a dramatic change of colour within nature. But the science behind it is really quite clever...
31 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 30/10/2023
AMWeather: overcast rainRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 104Grey Heron - 4Redshank - 1Lapwing - 6Goosander - 2Black-headed Gull - 47Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWood Pigeon - 2Blue Tit - 10Willow tit -1Great Tit - 5Pheasant - 2Goldf
30 October 2023