Latest sightings
Wildlife Sightings - 09/03/2025
Weather: FoggyRiver Wear Tide Level: High Wader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 36Tufted Duck - 1M + 1FMallard - 9M + 5FGadwall - 1M + 1FShoveler - 4M + 1FBlack - headed Gull - 87Herring Gull - 72Lapwing - 8Oystercatcher - 2Canada Goose - 12Graylag - 6Coot - 1Moo
9 March 2025
Wildlife Sightings - 08/03/25
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: High (Up)Wader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 47Oystercatcher - 2Tufted Duck - 6Shelduck - 32Black - headed Gull - 78Herring Gull - 21Canada Goose - 16Greylag - 16Lapwing - 12Black -tailed Godwit - 1Shoveler - 10 (M) 4 (F)Ga
8 March 2025
Wildlife Sightings - 07/03/2025
Weather: Overcast River Wear Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 5Oystercatcher - 4Tufted Duck - 10 (M) 13 (F)Shelduck - 34Black - headed Gull - 64Herring Gull - 55Canada Goose - 17Greylag - 3Lapwing - 18Mallard - 12Shoveler - 6 (M) 2 (F)Avocet
7 March 2025
Wildlife Sightings - 6/03/2025
Weather - Clear and SunnyWader Lake SpeciesOystercatcher - 4Shelduck - 40Herring Gull -, 45Greylag - 18Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaLong - tailed Tit - 1Nuthatch - 1Chaffinch - 7Coal Tit - 2Bird Species Noted Around SiteLong - tailed Tit - Gully - 2Blac
6 March 2025
Wildlife Sightings 5/03/25
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Level: HighWader Lake Species AmShelduck - 28Tufted Duck - 3(f)Mallard - 6Teal - 8Shoveler - 3(m) 1(f)Herring Gull - 63Black Headed Gull- 81Lapwing - 16Canada Goose - 6Grey Heron - 7Greylag - 1Canada Goose - 8Mute Swan - 1Moorh
5 March 2025
Wildlife Sightings 4/3/25
Weather : OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level : High (down)Wader Lake SpeciesShelduck -18Tufted Duck -3(m) 4(f)Mallard -11(m) 2(f)Teal - 6(m) 4(f)Shoveler - 3(m)Gadwell - 2(m) 2(f)Oystercatcher - 4Lapwing - 9Herring Gull -96Black Headed Gull -72Greylag - 4Canad
4 March 2025
Wildlife Sightings 3/3/25
Wader Lake Species Grey Heron- 34Teal - 13Tufted Duck -3Shelduck- 18Lapwing- 22Oystercatcher -4Herring Gull- 30Black Headed Gull-110Canada Goose -6Greylag - 2Hawthorn Wood Feeding AreaCoal Tit -2Long-Tailed Tit -2Bullfinch - 9Nuthatch- 1House Sparrow - 1R
3 March 2025
Wildlife Sightings - 03/03/2025
Weather : overcast River Wear Level: LowWader Lake Species AmGrey Heron ( developing) - 25 + 16 nests (nest building - new nest being take up, left sub-colony)Teal - 54Tufted Duck - 12Lapwing 19 (displaying and scraping behavior on the meadow)Shelduck - 4
2 March 2025
Wildlife Sightings 26/02/25
Weather : RainRiver Wear Level: LowWader Lake Species AmShelduck - 21Mallard -20Shoveler - 1(m)Oystercatcher-2Lapwing -21Black Headed Gull-32Herring Gull- 26Canada Goose - 2Greylag-2Grey Heron-3Moorhen- 3Coot-2Hawthorn Wood Feeding StationBlue Tit-6Chaffi
26 February 2025
Wildlife sightings 25/05/2025
Wader Lake am, mid tideGrey Heron *prospecting 3 new nest sites, displaying breeding behaviour* 46 ( 1 juv)Shelduck 39Tufted duck 4Goldeneye 1 femaleBlack-headed gull 142Oystercatcher 4 (2 pairs)Iceland Gull 1 adultHerring gull 69Lapwing 10Shov
25 February 2025
Wildlife Sightings - 23/02/2025
Weather - OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level - midWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 20Tufted Duck - 5Shelduck - 36Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 15Black Headed Gull - 40Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaLong-Tailed Tit - 5Coal Tit - 2Robin - 1Goldfinch - 5Bullfinch - 4N
23 February 2025
Wildlife Sightings - 22/02/2025
Weather - Sunny / windyRiver Wear Tide Level - highWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 26Tufted Duck - 4Shoveler - 5M 2FGoldeneye - 2Mallard - 11Oystercatcher - 1Lapwing - 4Herring Gull - 57Black Headed Gull - 62Canada Goose - 13Grey Heron - 12Coot - 2Hawthorn W
22 February 2025
Wildlife Sightings 21/02/2025
Weather = Overcast/ WindyRiver Wear Tide Level = HighWader Lake Species Avocet - 1Greylag - 1Shoveler - 2 (M) 1 (F)Tufted Duck - 18Shelduck - 38Lapwing - 18Mallard - 15Black Headed Gull - 34Grey Heron - 10Herring Gull - 9Teal - 8Coot - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird
21 February 2025
Wildlife Sightings 20/02/25
Weather : OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level : MidWader Lake Species AmGrey Heron- 17Tufted Duck - 21Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 17Mute Swan - 1Shelduck - 5Teal -1Black Headed Gull - 12Herring Gull -15Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station Long-Tailed Tit - 5Nuthat
20 February 2025
Wildlife sightings 19/02/25
Weather :OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level :HighWader Lake Species (Am)Mute Swan - 1Greylag -1Shoveler -1Tufted Duck - 1Shelduck - 11Lapwing - 18Oystercatcher - 1Iceland Gull -1Black Headed Gull -125Herring Gull - 137Grey Heron - 2Coot - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird F
19 February 2025