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Wildlife Sightings 11/12/16
a.m. Tide level: low Wader lake Lapwing - 1 Curlew - 4 Kestrel - 1 Shelduck - 4 Redshank - 5 Redwing (Along Footpath) - 8 Blackbird - 12 Teal - 18 Saline lagoon Curlew - 18 Wigeon - 1 Grey Heron - 1 Hawthorn Wood Blue Tit - 5 Chaffinch - 3 Coal
11 December 2016
Wildlife Sightings 10/12/16
a.m. Tide level: mid Wader lake Shelduck - 8 Teal - 46 Redshank - 32 Herring Gull - 2 Black-headed Gull - 18 Saline lagoon Curlew (Meadow) - 27 Redshank - 11 Teal - 10 Hawthorn Wood Jay - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Nuthatch - 1 Willow Tit - 1 Coal
10 December 2016
Today's sightings 9/12/16
a.m. Tide level: mid Wader lake Lapwing 60 Redshank 3 Eurasian teal 2 Shelduck 2 Saline lagoon Wigeon 1 Curlew 40 Eurasian teal 4 Kingfisher (river reedbed viewed from Lagoon View Hide) 1 Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 12 Chaffinch 15 Bullfinch 9 Robin 1 Coal tit
9 December 2016
Today's sightings 8/12/16
a.m. tide level high Wader Lake Shelduck 4 Mallard 14 Teal 26 Lapwing 42 Redshank 22 Grey heron 2 Jay 2 Saline lagoon Teal 16 Redshank 4 Other birds Redwing 19 - lagoon scrub Grey heron 5 - river Cormorant 3 - river Hawthorn wood Great spotted woodpecker
8 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 05/12/2016
a.m. Tide level: mid Wader Lake (100% frozen) Flock of Eurasian teal flew over 17 Redwing 12 Curlew - fly over 1 Saline Lagoon (100% frozen) Hawthorn Hide Bullfinch 12 Greenfinch 4 Goldfinch 3 Blue tit 10 Great spotted woodpecker 2 Dunnock 2 Robin 4 Coal
5 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 02/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shelduck 4 Teal 10 Redshank 12 Lapwing 1 Kestrel (meadow) pair 2 Redwing (hedgerow) 26 Mistle thrush 2 Bullfinch 4 Saline Lagoon Curlew 14 Teal 9 Jay flew over 2 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Coal tit 5 Great tit
2 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 01/12/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shelduck 6 Teal 22 Redshank 10 Stock dove 2 Kestrel 1 Redwing 24 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 1 Teal 7 Hawthorn Wood Long-tailed tit 8 Willow tit 1 Coal tit 7 Blue tit 21 Great tit 9 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 16 Chaffinch 19 Greenfinc
1 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 30/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake *Frozen* Saline Lagoon *Frozen* Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 2 Bullfinch 3 Other birds Goldfinch - 6 - Wader Lake footpath Tufted duck - 10 - Reservoir Black-headed gull - 10 - River Wear Cormorant 0 2 0 River Wear Great tit - 2
30 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 29/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (frozen) Kestrel 2 Redshank 3 Redwing 5 Lapwing 16 Saline Lagoon Frozen! Hawthorn Wood *very busy* Nuthatch 2 Great spotted woodpecker 2 Crossbill *heard* Robin Bullfinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Chaffinch Blue tit Willow tit G
29 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 28/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shoveler 3 Shelduck 7 Redshank 4 Eurasian teal 8 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 20 Moorhen 5 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 9 Goldfinch 3 Greenfinch 1 Chaffinch 7 Blue tit 5 Great tit 1 Coal tit 4 Dunnock 1 Robin 2 Great spotted
28 November 2016
Todays Sightings
WADER LAKE AM LOW TIDE / 100% FROZEN Shelduck - 1 Kestrel (meadow) - 1 female Sparrowhawk (Wader Lake footpath) - 1 male SALINE LAGOON / AM / LOW TIDE / 100% FROZEN RIVER WEAR Grey Heron - 5 Cormorant - 4 Goosander - 1 Little Grebe - 1 Teal - 62 &n
26 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 26/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake (90% frozen) Curlew 1 Redshank 3 Shelduck 4 Teal 10 Kestrel (Meadow) Saline Lagoon (100% frozen) Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Bullfinch 14 Goldfinch 6 Greenfinch 8 Long-tailed tit 8 Blackcap 1 Robin 4 Wren 1 Dun
25 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 24/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Shelduck 5 Teal 22 Kestrel 1 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 18 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 10 Greenfinch 4 Willow tit 1 Other birds Jack snipe - 1 - Opposite otter pen on footpath Domestic
24 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 23/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: Mid/high Wader Lake Grey heron 1 Shelduck 4 Eurasian teal 25 Redshank 5 Tufted duck 1 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 4 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch Robin Dunnock Coal tit Greenfinch Blue tit Bullfinch Great tit Other birds Kestrel - 1 - Top Meado
23 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 22/11/16
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Redshank 30 Shelduck 1 Lapwing 1 Eurasian teal 14 Curlew 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Shelduck 1 Eurasian teal 5 Mallard 7 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 4 Chaffinch 6 Blue tit 3 Robin 2 Nuthatch 1 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Coal
22 November 2016