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Wildlife Sightings - 11/11/2023

AMWeather: cold start, Bright SunshineRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake SpeciesSparrow hawk - 1Bar-tailed Godwit - 1Shelduck - 5Teal - 32Little Egret - 1Footpath:Redwing - 8Goldfinch - 12Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaSparrow hawk - 1Dunnock - 1Bullfin

11 November 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 10/11/2023

AMWeather: Bright SunshineRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 18Redshank - 2Black-tailed Godwits - 1 (winter plumage)Shelduck - 1Jay - 1Black-headed Gull - 1Canada Goose - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreenfinch - 1Goldfinch - 3Bullfin

10 November 2023

Wildlife Sighting - 09/11/23

Weather: Cold, partly sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesBar-Tailed Godwit x 1 Redshank x 14Common Snipe x 2Teal x 56 Shelduck x 4Little Grebe x 1Kestrel x 2 (1 Male and 1 Female)Stock Dove x 8Black Headed Gull x 7Cormorant x 2 (fly over)Haw

9 November 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 08/11/2023

Weather: Windy, rainRiver Wear Tide Level: Low tideWader Lake SpeciesBar-tailed Godwit - 1Lapwing - 6Redshank - 2Teal - 73Shelduck - 4Kestrel - 1 maleCommon Buzzard - 1Grey Heron - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaChaffinch - 30Greenfinch - 1Goldfinch - 4B

8 November 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 05/11/2023

AMweather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesCurlew - 25Redshank - 69Bar-tailed Godwit - 1Lapwing - 41Teal - 66Shelduck - 2Grey Heron - 2Black-headed Gull - 20Herring Gull - 1 JuvHawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGreat Tit - 4Coal Tit

5 November 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 04/11/2023

Weather: OvercastWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 7Mallard - 2Herring Gull - 1Black-headed Gull - 33Redshank - 13Teal - 23 + 1Lapwing - 63Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationJay - 1Nuthatch - 1Blue Tit - 7Coal Tit - 3Great Tit - 3Willow Tit - 1 unringedChaffinch

4 November 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 03/11/2023

Weather: Sunny/mildWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 85Redshank - 28Lapwing - 4Grey Heron - 1Moorhen - 5Carrion Crow - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationLong-tailed Tit - 2Greenfinch - 1Willow Tit - 1 unringedChaffinch - 9Bullfinch - 4 (3 male & 1 female)Coal Ti

3 November 2023

Wildlife Sightings -02/11/2023

AMWeather: rain + windyRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 2Teal - 73Shoveler - 1Moorhen - 5Redshank - 1Shelduck - 1Black-headed Gull - 20Common Gull - 1Lesser black-backed Gull - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlue Tit - 4Great T

2 November 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 1/11/2023

AMWeather: rainRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 65Black-headed Gull - 12Herring Gull - 2Grey Heron - 1 juvenileRedshank - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWillow tit - 1Robin - 2Goldfinch - 1Brambling - 1Coal tit - 3Great-spotted Woodp

1 November 2023

Wildlife Sighting's - 31/10/2023

AMWeather: overcast but brightRiver Wear Tide Level: low going outWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 9Teal - 58Grey Heron - 1Pheasant - 1Goosander - 1Black-headed Gull - 5Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationPheasant - 2Moorhen - 5Bullfinch - 2Great Tit - 2Blue Tit

31 October 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 30/10/2023

AMWeather: overcast rainRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 104Grey Heron - 4Redshank - 1Lapwing - 6Goosander - 2Black-headed Gull - 47Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWood Pigeon - 2Blue Tit - 10Willow tit -1Great Tit - 5Pheasant - 2Goldf

30 October 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 29/10/2023

AMWeather: steady rainRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 4Black-headed Gull - 11Teal - 68Goosander - 3Common Snipe - 1Lapwing - 5Herring Gull - 3Mallard - 12Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationCoal Tit - 5Great Tit - 5Great Spotted Wo

29 October 2023

Wildlife Sighting - 28/10/2023

AMWeather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 68Goosander - 4Mallard - 15Lapwing - 4Black-headed Gull - 23Curlew - 1Grey Heron - 1Moorhen - 3Woodpigeon - 2Domestic Mall

28 October 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 27/10/2023

Weather: Overcast, mildRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 39 (21 male & 18 female)Goosander - 3 femaleLapwing - 3Redshank - 7Kestrel - 2 (one calling & one seen and calling)Moorhen - 7Grey Heron - 1 juvenileHawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Stati

27 October 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 26/10/2023

Weather: Wet, overcast, mildRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesCommon Snipe - 1Kestrel - 1Sparrowhawk - 1Grey Heron - 2Goosander - 4Pink-footed Goose - 50Teal - 25Redshank - 20Moorhen - 4Lapwing - 8Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationPheasant - 2Mo

26 October 2023