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Wildlife Sightings - 18/02/2024
Weather: sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 14Lapwing - 132Oystercatcher - 2Grey Heron - 39Wigeon - 4Gadwall - 13Mallard - 39Shelduck - 37Tufted Duck - 8Tea - 7Mute Swan - 2Graylag - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGoldfinch -
18 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 17/02/2024
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 33Canada Goose - 16Gadwall - 5Shelduck - 5Tufted Duck - 3Redshank - 37Avocet - 3Lapwing - 43Oystercatcher - 5Black-headed Gull - 26Herring Gull - 2Buzzard - 1 (in heron hedge)Hawth
17 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 16/02/2024
Weather: sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesMute Swan - 2Grey Heron - 4Canada Goose - 4Graylag Goose - 2Canada + Graylag Goose - 1Tufted Duck - 9Shelduck - 12Gadwall - 2Teal - 5Oystercatcher - 3Lapwing - 68Redshank - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feed
16 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 15/02/2024
AMWeather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 36Oystercatcher - 4Lapwing - 172Goosander - 1Wigeon - 6Gadwall - 4Shelduck - 39Tufted Duck - 19Mallard - 37Teal - 9Canada Goose - 25Greylag Goose - 8Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding S
15 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 14/02/2024
Weather: Overcast/mistyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: MidGrey Heron - 6Mute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 5Shelduck - 7Wigeon - 2 (1 male, 1 female)Tufted Duck - 5 (2 male, 3 female)Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 34Black-h
14 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 13.09.2024
Weather: sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MediumWader Lake SpeciesOystercatcher - 3Tufted Duck - 10Gadwall - 2Wigeon - 8Mute Swan - 2Shelduck - 11Grey Heron - 34 (Heronry)Stock Dove - 4Lapwing - 127Buzzard - 1Carrion Crow - 3Canada Goose - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird
13 February 2024
Washington Sightings - 12/02/2024
Weather: Overcast/showersRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 25Tufted Duck - 14Mallard - 20Shelduck - 14Teal - 4Wigeon - 6Canada Goose - 1Herring Gull - 7Black-headed Gull - 6Lapwing - 75Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreat Tit - 10Bl
12 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 11/02/2024
Weather: RainRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 25 (21 in heron hedge)Mute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 8Shelduck - 9Oystercatcher - 4Lapwing - 21Redshank - 6Tufted Duck - 9Black-headed Gull - 2Herring Gull - 12Moorhen - 5Coot - 3Hawthorn
11 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 10/02/2024
Weather: mistRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesMute Swan - 2Shelduck - 8Wigeon - 10Teal - 4Tufted duck - 26Cormorant - 1Grey Heron -16Oystercatcher - 2Black-headed Gull - 14Redshank - 1Lapwing - 90Buzzard - 1Coot - 8Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Ar
10 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 09/02/2024
Weather: wet / rainyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 4Oystercatcher - 2Black-headed Gull - 14Shelduck - 3Canada Goose - 5Coot - 2Lapwing - 2Mute Swan - 3 ( Juvenile)Teal - 3Mallard - 18Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaCoal Tit - 2Gre
9 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 08/02/2024
Weather: Cold/overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 30Mute Swan - 3 (1 juvenile & 2 adults)Shelduck - 6Wigeon - 10Teal - 8Tufted Duck - 8Lapwing - 36Coot - 7Moorhen - 10Black-tailed Godwit - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaBullf
8 February 2024
Wildlife sightings - 07/02/2024
a.m. Tide level: LowWader LakeGrey heron 17Tufted duck 4Shelduck 11Mallard 2Canada goose 13Eurasian teal 2Lapwing 58Herring gull 7Black-backed gull 8Wigeon 5Hawthorn WoodBlue tit 7Great tit 6Magpie 1Coal tit 2Nuthatch 1Dunnock 3Stock dove 2Chaffinch 6Blac
7 February 2024
Wildlife sightings - 06/02/2024
a.m. Tide level: MidWader LakeTufted duck 7Grey heron 28Canada goose 70Greylag goose 3Mallard 18Buzzard 1 (Wader Lake meadow)Lapwing 34Shelduck 19Wigeon 5Coot 2Eurasian teal 1Hawthorn WoodChaffinch 3Blue tit 3Bullfinch 2Great tit 4Coal tit 1Robin 2Stock d
6 February 2024
Wildlife sightings - 05/02/2024
a.m. Tide level: HighWader LakeGrey heron 29Tufted duck 35Shelduck 33Mallard 36Teal 6Wigeon 6Shoveler 2Gadwall 2Redshank 31Lapwing 59Canada goose 14Herring gull 3Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 1Bullfinch 4Blue tit 10 Goldfinch 1Chaffinch 10Robin 3Great tit 10Black
5 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 04/02/2024
Weather - overcastTide Level -midWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 32Shelduck - 36Teal - 30Mallard - 14Wigeon - 5Shoveler - 3Tufted Duck - 2Lapwing - 65Black-headed Gull - 65Herring Gull - 29Canada Goose - 2Canalag (Hybrid Goose) -1Hawthorn Hide Bird Feeding
4 February 2024