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Wildlife sightings - 03/02/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Grey heron 24 Lapwing 30 Shelduck 8 Eurasian teal 23 Shoveler 2 Wigeon 1 Black-headed gull 18 Herring gull 4 Mute swan 2 Saline Lagoon Curlew 30 Eurasian teal 12 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 4 Dunnock 2 Robin 4 Lon
3 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 02/02/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Grey heron 12 (herons have begun courtship and displaying) Northern lapwing 50 Shelduck 11 Kestrel 2 Coot 1 Teal 9 Saline Lagoon Curlew 25 Wigeon 1 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 6 Blue tit 10 Chaffinch 12 Goldfinch 3 Dunnock 4 R
2 February 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 1/2/17
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Shelduck - 8 Mallard Grey Heron - 5 Lapwing - 40 Black-headed Gull - 12 Redshank - 1 Teal - 16 Shoveler - 8 Saline Lagoon Heron - 1 Curlew - 5 Shelduck - 8 Redshank - 1 Teal - 8 Hawthorn Wood Bull
1 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 31/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Shoveler 8 Gadwall 2 Grey heron 1 Black-headed gull 35 Lapwing 20 Eurasian teal 13 Herring gull 2 Shelduck 8 Kestrel 1 (along footpath) Saline Lagoon Curlew 25 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 15 Chaffinch 10 Blue tit 6 Robin 3 Dunn
31 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 30/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Eurasian wigeon 3 Shoveler 6 Gadwall 2 (pair) Eurasian teal 26 Grey heron 1 Redshank 2 Eurasian shelduck 9 Northern lapwing 60 Kestrel 1 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 5 Eurasian shelduck 1 Hawthorn Wood Treecreeper 1 Robin 9
30 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 29/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (95% Frozen) Eurasian Shelduck - 1 Grey Heron - 2 Wigeon - 1 Sparrowhawk - 1 Jay - 1 Northern Lapwing - 16 Saline Lagoon (90% Frozen) Eurasian Teal - 2 Hawthorn Wood Reed Bunting - 1 Treecreeper - 1 Bullfinch - 16 Chaffinch
29 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 28/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shoveler - 6 Northern Lapwing - 40 Stock Dove - 1 Coot - 1 Gadwall - 2 Eurasian Teal - 3 Shelduck - 16 Saline Lagoon Eurasian Teal - 18 Eurasian Curlew - 21 Goosander - 1 Hawthorn Wood Siskin - 2 Reed Bunting - 1 Great Spot
28 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 27/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (30% frozen) Shelduck 6 Canada goose 1 Shoveler 1 Saline Lagoon (100% frozen) Hawthorn Wood Chaffinch 30 Bullfinch 20 Coal tit 6 Blue tit 13 Robin 3 Dunnock 5 Siskin 1 Goldfinch 3 Great tit 12 Other birds Black-headed gull
27 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 26/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shelduck 23 Shoveler 6 Wigeon 2 Teal 10 Greylag 1 Mute swan 2 Lapwing 30 Redshank 4 Herring gull 6 adults + 4 junior Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Curlew 14 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 4 Willow tit 3 Long-tailed tit
26 January 2017
Wildlight sightings - 25/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shelduck 26 Greylag 1 Saline Lagoon Common snipe 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Blue tit 1 Chaffinch 6 Robin 2 Other birds Goldcrest - 2 - Window on the Wear 2 Curlew - 6 - River Wear Black-headed gull - 15 - Ri
25 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 23/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shoveler 8 Eurasian shelduck 10 Greylag goose 1 Jay 4 Eurasian teal 7 Herring gull 2 Redshank 2 Black-headed gull 82 Northern lapwing 50 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Curlew 9 Hawthorn Wood Robin 4 Chaffinch 5 Great tit 2 Grea
23 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 22/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Grey Heron - 7 Eurasian Teal - 56 Northern Lapwing - 15 Redshank - 57 Shoveler - 3 Wigeon - 2 Eurasian Shelduck - 15 Black-headed Gull - 72 Melanic Jackdaw - 1 Carrion Crow - 2 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 1 Eurasian Teal - 4
22 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 20/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Shelduck 20 Teal 11 Redshank 4 Common snipe 3 Jack snipe 1 Grey heron (In heron hedge) 1 Kestrel (Meadow) 1 Lapwing 1 Saline Lagoon Kingfisher (River reedbed pool) 1 Mute swan 2 Grey heron 1 Curlew 20 Hawthorn Wood Reed bu
20 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 19/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Mute swan 2 Shelduck 18 Teal 50 Wigeon 2 Shoveler 6 Lapwing 90 Redshank 10 Curlew 1 Grey heron 3 Saline Lagoon Teal 57 Redshank 5 Curlew 14 Kestrel 2 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Nuthatch 1 Long-tailed tit 10 B
19 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 17/01/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Eurasian teal 34 Northern lapwing 56 Black-tailed godwit 2 Common snipe 3 Eurasian shelduck 15 Male kestrel 1 Common redshank 4 Saline Lagoon Kingfisher (female) 1 Little grebe 1 Eurasian teal 12 Grey heron 1 Long-tailed t
17 January 2017