News
Wildlife Sightings - 06/07/21
Weather: Grey, RainRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: MidOystercatcher - 3Avocet - 26 (1 nesting)Common Tern - 17 adults on island & 28 chicksBlack-headed Gull - 30 chicksLapwing - 15Redshank - 1Shelduck - 4 & 36 ducklingsS
6 July 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 04/07/2021
Weather - Cloudy/warmWind Speed - LowRiver Wear Tide - HighWader LakeAvocet x25Lapwing x108Little Ringed Plover x1Oyster catcher x5Redshank x5Black tailed Godwit x2Common Tern x72Teal x6Gadwall x1Black Headed Gull x115Saline LagoonGrey Heron x2Swallow x5L
4 July 2021
wildlife sightings 03/07/21
Weather: overcast Wind speed: light River wear tide level: highWader lake:AMwater level mid:Common tern - 82 (60 young)Black Headed Gull - 240 (30 young)Med Gull - 1Avocet - 36Lapwing - 42Oystercatcher - 4Redshank - 8Curlew - 1Shoverler - 8Teal - 2Grey he
3 July 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 01/07/21
Below is our wildlife sightings daily log for the morning of Thursday 1st July, 2021. The weather conditions were sunny, with a light wind speed, and the tide level was medium..Wader LakeShelduck - 20Lapwing - 25Oystercatcher - 2Mediterranean Gull - 1Reds
1 July 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 30/06/21
Weather: Grey, drizzleWind Speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: LowAvocet - 16Common Tern - 59 & 22 chicksBlack-headed Gull - 159 & 14 chicksMediterranean Gull - 1Lapwing - 12Redshank - 3 juvenileOystercatcher - 4
30 June 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 27/06/21
Weather: Wet, drizzly, overcastWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: Mid Wader Lakeam/lowAvocet 24Common Tern 89 (67 adults + 22 chicks)Oystercatcher 5 (4 adults + 1 juvenile)Lapwing 26Little Ringed Plover 1Pied Wagtail 1Gadwall 2 (male + female)Black Hea
27 June 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 26/06/21
Below is our wildlife sightings daily log for the morning of Saturday 26th June, 2021. The weather conditions were overcast, with a light wind speed, and the tide level was mid/low.Wader Lake(16:00) SPOONBILL - 1Avocet - 20Common Tern - 43Black Headed Gul
26 June 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 25/06/21
Weather: Overcast and RainWind Speed: ModerateRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lakeam/lowSpoonbill 1Avocet 17Common Tern >49+16 chicksLapwing 1Oystercatcher 2+1 brood Black Headed Gull 53+14 chicksShelduck 33+3 broodsGadwall 5Grey Heron 9Swallow 2Saline
25 June 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 24/06/21
Below is our wildlife sightings daily log for the morning of Thursday 24th June, 2021. The weather conditions were overcast, with a moderate/light wind speed, and the tide level was low.Wader LakeLapwings - 20Avocet - 22Terns - 68Tern Chicks - 6Herons - 1
24 June 2021
Wildlife Sightings 22/06/21
Weather: Overcast MildWind Speed: ModerateRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: LowAvocet - 15Black-headed Gull - 60 & 10 chicksCommon Tern - 65 & 6 chicksLapwing - 25Redshank - 1Herons - 22Little Egret - 1Saline Lagoon Ti
22 June 2021
Wildlife sightings - 21/06/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeBlack-headed gull 81 + 13 chicksCommon tern 61 + 16 chicksAvocet 8Lapwing 4Oystercatcher 3Redshank 5Little-ringed plover 2Shelduck 20 + 23 ducklingsGadwall 3Teal 3Swallows 4Saline LagoonBlack-headed gull 2Lapwing 2Oystercatch
21 June 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 20-06-21
Weather - overcast and mildWind Speed - light breezeRiver Wear Tide Level - LowWader LakeAvocet x19Black Headed gull x80 + 10 chicksCommon Tern x53 +9 chicksShelduck x33 + 19 chciskMoorhen x2 + 5 chicksLapwing x7Redshank x8Tuffted Duck x2Teal x2Gadwall x4
20 June 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 18/06/21
Sunny/Light Wind/High Tide (River Wear)Wader Lakeam/lowAvocetRedshankLapwingCommon TernBlack Headed Gull (on islands) 44+16 chicksBlack Headed Gull 146Mediterranean Gull 1Gadwall 12Shoveler 6Teal 2Tufted Duck 6Grey Heron 6+10 juvenilesSaline Lagoonam/high
18 June 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 17/06/21
Weather - Cloudy/sunnyWind Speed - LowRiver wear Tide - HighWader LakeAvocet x27Black Headed Gull x109 and 12 chicksCommon Tern x106 and 6 chicksOyster catcher x38 and 15 ducklingsShelduck x1Mediterranean Gull x1Mute Swan x2Gadwall x2Shoveler x4Lapwing x4
17 June 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 16/06/21
am/ Tide Level: MidWeather: Sunny/ Wind: ModerateWader Lakeam/ Water Level: LowOystercatcher 7+4 chicksBar-Tailed Godwit 5Lapwing 9Moorhen 4+3 chicksGrey Heron 10+8 fledglingsShelduck 47+26 chicksGadwall 13Black Headed Gull 126+8 chicksCommon Tern 215+16
16 June 2021