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Wildlife sightings - 19/07/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 20 + 2 chicks Shelduck 5 Lapwing 7 Grey heron 3 Curlew 3 Common sandpiper 1 Black-headed gull 4 Chiffchaff 1 Common tern 300+ Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper 5 Redshank 12 Lapwing 22 Grey heron 3 Hawthorn hide Robin 5
19 July 2016
Wildlife sightings 18/07/2016
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron 6 Avocet 24 Lapwing 5 Willow warbler 6 Little ringed plover 5 Black-headed gull 4 Shoveler 1 + 6 ducklings Common tern 300+ Whitethroat 2 Shelduck 9 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper 4 Grey heron 1 Lapwing 25 Redsha
18 July 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Grey Heron - 7 Little Ringed Plover - 3 Common Tern - 300+ Avocet - 27 + 2 chicks Lapwing - 17 Chiffchaff - 1 Black-headed Gull - 15 Saline Lagoon Common Sandpiper - 6 Grey Heron - 7 Redshank - 5 Lapwing
17 July 2016
Today's Sighting's
WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 38 + 2 young Little Ringed Plover - 2 + 3 fledging Ringed Plover - 1 + 1 fledgling Lapwing - 42 Redshank - 16 Oystercatcher - 6 Common Tern - 311 Black-headed Gull - 25 Grey Heron - 30 Shelduck - 14 Gadwall - 8 S
16 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 14/07/16
a.m. Tide Level Mid Wader Lake Avocet 34 + 2 chicks Oystercatcher 4 Little ringed plover 3 Lapwing 31 Redshank 16 Grey heron 27 Common tern 309 Black headed gull 43 + 2 young Gadwall 6 + 10 ducklings Saline Lagoon Avocet 6 Lapwing 82 Redshank 20 Common sa
14 July 2016
Wildlife sightings 13/07/2016
a.m. Tide level: mid Wader Lake Avocet 25 Common tern 200+ Lapwing 18 Redshank 14 Curlew 1 Little ringed plover 3 Teal (Eurasian in eclipse plumage) 1 Black headed gull 5 Barn Swallow 6 Saline Lagoon Avocet 6 Lapwing 30 Common sandpiper 2 Black headed g
13 July 2016
No entry to Spring Gill today (12/07/16)
We’re undertaking essential work at Window on the Wear today which involves some heavy plant machinery - unfortunately this means that the fox proof gates into Spring Gill and the amphibian ponds will be closed for the day. The rest of the site includin
12 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 11/07/16
a.m. Tide level: High Wader Lake Avocet 20 + 11 young Tern 101 + 23 young Grey heron 4 Tufted duck 4 + 15 young Oystercatcher 8 Redshank 15 Shelduck 2 + 7 young Lapwing 5 Black headed gull 2 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper 1 Oystercatcher 3 Lapwing 15 Blac
11 July 2016
Today's sighting's
WADER LAKE / AM /HIGH TIDE Avocet - 36 Little Ringed Plover - 2 + 2 Juv Lapwing - 18 Oystercatcher - 6 Redshank - 14 Common Sandpiper - 1 Common Tern - 220 Grey Heron - 22 SALINE LAGOON / AM Common Sandpiper - 3 Black-headed Gull - 68 Lapwing - 40
10 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 08/07/16
a.m. Tide Level High Wader Lake Avocet 34 Lapwing 10 Shelduck 14 Little ringed plover 1 + 3 juvenile Common tern 130 + 30 juvenile/chicks Gadwall 1 + 8 chicks Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 4 Saline Lagoon Black headed gull 30 Lapwing 6 Oystercatcher 2 Hawtho
8 July 2016
Today's Sighting's
WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 36 Lapwing - 6 Oystercatcher - 3 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Common Tern - 128 Black-headed Gull - 3 Shelduck - 16 Swallow - 4 SALINE LAGOON /AM Black-headed Gull - 26 Oystercatcher - 3 Lapwing - 4 OTHER BIRD
6 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 04/07/16
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 37 Lapwing 15 Barn swallow 12 Pied wagtail (juvenile) 1 Little ringed plover 5 Goldfinch 4 Common tern 150+ Swift 2 Redshank 5 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 21 Shelduck 2 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch 5 Greenfinch 2 G
4 July 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 39 Common Sandpiper - 1 Lapwing - 16 Oystercatcher - 4 Coot - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 5 Swift - 6 Grey Heron - 25 Whitethroat - 4 Redshank - 5 Common Tern - 150 Saline Lagoon Time/AM
3 July 2016
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 38 Lapwing - 45 Little Ringed Plover - 2 + 3 chicks Redshank - 4 Oystercatcher - 4 Common Tern - 160 + 40 chicks Gadwall - 8 + 22 duckling Shoveler - 6 + 9 duckling Teal - 6 Grey Heron - 26 Shelduck - 2
2 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 01/07/16
a.m. Tide Level: low Wader Lake Avocet 40 Lapwing 22 Redshank 16 Oystercatcher4 Little ringed plover 2 + 2 chicks Ringed plover 1 Common tern 130 + 36 chicks House Martin 12 Grey heron 24 Grey wagtail 1 Saline Lagoon Gadwall 4 Grey heron 2 Hawthorn Wood (
1 July 2016