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Wildlife Sightings - 30/01/23
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 22Grey Heron - 16 (14 on wader lake & 2 in heron hedge)Shelduck - 15Lapwing - 59Great Black-backed Gull - 1Herring Gull - 40Black-headed Gull - 89Mute Swan - 1Redshank - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird
30 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 28/01/2023
Weather: Cloudy, dryRiver Wear Tide Level: HighAMWader Lake SpeciesShelduck: 21Black-Headed Gull: 75Herring Gull: 42Lapwing: 53Mallard: 2Coot: 1Moorhen: 3Grey Heron: 10Snipe: 2Redshank: 1Woodpigeon: 9Teal: 2Hawth
28 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings 27/01/2023
Weather ..Wet start then sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level..lowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron -10Mute Swan -2Canada Goose -46Grey Lag -10Gadwall -2Teal -16Lapwing -84B.H Gull -176Herring gull -96Shell duck -17Hawthorn Wood Bird FeedingWater Rail-1Stock Dove -2Long
27 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 26/01/23
Weather: Clear, light rainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 11 (all in hedge, beginning of nesting season)Shelduck - 26Canada Goose - 27Greylag Goose - 3Herring Gull - 33Black-headed Gull - 130Lapwing - 57Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding
26 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 23/01/23
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 2Carrion Crow (Meadow) - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationChaffinch - 6Bullfinch - 7Greenfinch - 3Great Tit - 2Coal Tit - 5Blue Tit - 4Long-tailed Tit - 9Blackbird - 3Dunnock - 1Robin
23 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 21/012023
Weather: Clear/Bright,ColdRiver Wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake: FrozenJay - 1Great tit - 1Blue tit - 2Black bird - 1 (Footpath)Hawthorn wood:Great-spotted woodpecker - 1Bullfinch - 3Chaffinch - 5Dunnock - 1Robin - 1Nuthatch - 1Black bird - 3Coa
21 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 20/01/2023
Weather: coldRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake: 100% frozenKestrel - 1Grey Heron - 1Curlew - 3Black-Headed Gull - 92 (River wear)Herring Gull - 40Lesser-blacked backed Gull - 1 (2nd winter)Cormorant - 2Red-shank - 9Teal - 36Hawthorn wood:Greater
20 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 19/01/2023
Weather: Icy, FreezingRiver wear tide level: LowWader lake speciesCurlew - 1Lapwing - 3Sparrowhawk - 1Cormorant - 2Tufted duck - 5Grey Heron - 2Shoveler - 10Teal - 10Shelduck - 1Curlew - 1Redshank - 1Hawthorn wood bird feeding areaGreat spotted woodpecker
19 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 18/01/23
Wader Lake Species FROZENLapwing - 10Carrion Crow - 3Blackbird - 1 femaleMagpie - 1Goldfinch - 35Siskin - 15Great Tit - 4Blue Tit - 1Wren - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBullfinch - 6Blue Tit - 5Robin - 1Great Tit - 3Chaffinch - 4Coal Tit - 1Gold
18 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings 16/01/2023
Weather: SnowRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 5Shelduck - 11Black-headed gull - 86Herring Gull - 76Lapwing - 22 Canada x Greylag hybrid - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationDunnock - 1Chaffinch -
16 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings- 14/01/2023
Weather: Cloudy / sunnyRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader Lake:Canada Goose - 35Greylag Goose - 2Teal - 73Mallard -15Grey Heron - 2Shelduck - 16Black-headed Gull - 66Redshank - 1Lapwing - 45Moorhen - 2Curlew - 1Blue tit - 1 (Footpath)Hawthorn Wood:Lesser
14 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 13/01/2023
Weather: WindyRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Grey Heron - 8Shell duck - 20Mallard - 36Teal - 21Black-headed Gull - 88Herring Gull - 3Greater-black-backed Gull - 1Curlew -63Black Tailed Godwit -2Lapwing -56Common Snipe -1Hawthorn Wood bird Feedin
13 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 12/01/23
Weather: ClearRiver Wear Tide Level: MidAMWader Lake SpeciesLapwing 25Shelduck 13Sparrowhauk 1Teal 1Culew (flying over) 1River WearRedshank 18Teal 25Grey Heron 4 (3juv 1ad)Little Grebe 1Cormorant (flying over) 1Goldeney
12 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 10/01/23
Weather: Raining/ColdRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 6Grey Heron - 1Shelduck - 10Shoveler - 1Black-headed Gull - 67Herring Gull - 140+Lapwing - 69Common Snipe - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationCoal Tit - 5Bullfinch - 3Treecreeper - 1
10 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 09/01/23
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Time/AMShelduck - 18Teal - 3Herring Gull - 19Black-headed Gull - 39Lapwing - 43Curlew - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGoldfinch - 2Coal Tit - 4Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 maleBlue Tit - 3Chaffin
9 January 2023