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Shelduck and Bittern showing well on the main lake
News News And Stories News Sheduck And Bittern Showing Well On The Main Lake
1 Bittern - main lake (South East corner)1 Jack Snipe - marsh14 Water Rail - site count 2 Shelduck - main lake3 Pintail - reservoir lagoon2 Goldeneye - reservoir lagoon1 Water Pipit - wader scrape2 Stonechat - wader scrape1 Peregrine - perched on hospital
Wildlife Sightings - 16/05/2020
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Weather: SunnyWind speed: Strong breezeRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake - AM - Low water levelAvocet 44Lapwing 13Redshank 4Oystercatcher 2Curlew 1Common tern 43Black headed gull 80 (28 second summer)Herring gull 1 (second summer)Lesser black backed g
Top 10 tips to spot a kingfisher
News News And Stories Blog Top 10 Tips To Spot A Kingfisher
Kingfishers are undoubtedly one of the UK’s most iconic and dazzling waterside birds. No matter how often you see one, the novelty never wears off. But despite their bright colours, they can be surprisingly difficult to spot. To increase your odds, w
23-25 September sightings and seasonal Rushy work update
News News And Stories News Weekend 23 And 24 September Sightings And Seasonal Work Update
*Please note-Seasonal work on the Rushy*Following the completion of a couple of days of essential site management tasks in July we are about to enter the latest annual phase of habitat and building maintenance work. The work party resumes on Tuesday 26 Se
Recent Sightings 5th-11th June
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 5th 11th June
Millennium WetlandsDeep water lake seems to be teeming with ducklings including pochard, shoveler and tufted ducks. Lots of black headed gull chicks can be seen from the Sir Peter Scott hide and we wait with excitement for the mediterranean gull eggs to h
Wildlife Sightings - 02/06/23
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Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 36Oystercatcher - 4 & 3 chicksLapwing - 6Redshank - 1Black-headed Gull - 107Common Tern - 212Gadwall - 6Teal - 1 maleShoveler - 3Shelduck - 11 (2 broods 6 & 5 ducklings)Tufted Duck - 3Hawt
Spotted Redshank
News News And Stories News Spotted Redshank 8
A breeding plumaged Spotted Redshank is still present from yesterday, today it has been on the pools out from Ron Barker Hide, but no reports of yesterdays Wood Sandpiper. A nice count of at least 5 Green Sandpiper this morning on Woodend Marsh also a Com
Wildlife Sightings - 13/07/2023
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Weather: bright skies / sunnyRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Avocet - 47Black-headed Gull - 79 +27 juvenileShelduck - 3 +12 juvenileCommon Tern - 22 + 1 chick + 3 juvenileLapwing - 28Teal - 11Grey Heron - 13Redshank - 7Oystercatcher - 3Common Gull
Wildlife Sightings - 28/01/2023
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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
Thursday sightings
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Rushy Hide68 Bewick's Swans on site today, many left early to feed in the Tack Piece and Goose House Ground. Tack Piece34 Bewick's Swans on the field and flood by 0815am, 170 Canada Geese, 57 Redshank, 18 Ruff including the leg-flag/ringed bird, 22 Shovel
Showers and a few more migrants appearing
News News And Stories News Showers And A Few More Migrants Appearing
The heavy rain over the weekend has positives and negatives, whilst we need the water to keep the site ticking over as a wetland it has also been a huge problem for the the breeding Little-ringed Plovers, it appears that the two nests on South Lake have b
12/04/2023
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Weather: Clear / sunnyRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Grey Heron - 37Canada Goose - 21Greylag Goose - 14Avocet - 19Little Gull - 1Coot - 3Shoveler - 2Tufted Duck - 17Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 12Gadwall - 2Mute Swan - 2Hawthorn wood:Stock Dove -
Wildlife Sightings 06/05/2023
News News And Stories News Wildlife Sightings 06052023
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 2Lapwing (+1 chick) - 9Shelduck - 22Grey Heron (+10 young chicks) - 24Mute Swan - 1Black Headed Gull (5 nests) - 24Common Tern - 97Gadwall - 2 MalesOystercatcher - 2Avocet (14 n
Who would choose that pond?
News News And Stories News Who Would Choose That Pond
You see a shallow, muddy-looking pool in an area where there is little to no plant life around. You know that there must be a creature that likes it because there is almost nowhere on the planet that isn’t occupied by one animal or another. But who in t
Recent Sightings 18th-24th September
News News And Stories News Recent Sightings 18th 24th September
British Steel hide & the groundsSightings from the marsh scrapes this week have included up to six Curlew Sandpipers, these lovely waders can often be seen feeding very close to the boardwalk hide as well. Up to seven Ruff and two Green Sandpipers often a