Chilean flamingos off show
Our Chilean flamingos will be off show on Tuesday 23 and Wednesday 24 July as we carry out work in their exhibit. Thank you for your understanding.
Weather: Bright. Sunny* Tractor in doing annual hay cut so some disturbance for the count *Teal - 24Canada Goose - 1Snipe - 1Curlew - 2Redshank - 58Greenfinch - 5Great Tit - 3Rook - 1 - Hidden MeadowTeal - 8 - Saline Lagoon
9 September 2023
Weather: bright River Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesStock Dove - 2Redshank - 32Lapwing - 169Black-headed Gull - 28Teal - 40Grey Heron - 4Black-tailed Godwit - 7Curlew - 3Swallow - 1Herring Gull - 1Ruff - 1Snipe - 2Shoveler - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird F
8 September 2023
Weather: bright / sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 4Curlew - 4Bar-tailed Godwit - 3Black-tailed Godwit - 8Redshank - 65Lapwing - 335Teal - 67Black-headed Gull - 31Dunlin - 1Snipe - 1Ruff - 1Shoveler - 1Greylag Goose - 2 adult
8 September 2023
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesCurlew - 7Jackdaw - 40Redshank - 54Lapwing - 179Teal - 77Black-tailed Godwit - 7Grey Heron - 4Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1 (in heron hedgeShoveler - 5Greylag - 4Ruff - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feedi
6 September 2023
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesCurlew - 10Black-tailed Godwit - 6Ruff - 1Redshank - 62Lapwing - 172Jackdaw - 67Grey Heron - 7Shoveler - 16Teal - 105Gadwall - 2Black-headed GullHerring GullHawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationNutha
5 September 2023
Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level: HighA.MWader Laker: Curlew - 15Black-tailed Godwit - 4Ruff - 1Redshank - 27Lapwing - 164Shoveler - 8Teal - 36Grey Heron - 10Sparrow hawk - 1Stock Dove - 12Jackdow - 90Black-headed Gull - 21Hawthorn wood: Great-spotted
4 September 2023
Weather: SunnyWader Lake SpeciesGreenshank - 1Ruff - 1Black - tailed Godwit - 4Teal = 17Little Egret - 1Buzzard - 1 ( over meadow )Willow Tit - 1Coal Tit - 3Goldfinch - 6G.S Woodpecker - 1 ( M )Goldcrest - 1Bird Species Noted Around SiteWillow Warbler -
3 September 2023
Weather: overcastRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Curlew - 1Redshank - 5Black-tailed Godwit - 2Bar-tailed Godwit - 1Common Sandpiper - 2Snipe - 1Lapwing - 237Gadwall - 2Teal Duck- 15Heron - 3Black-headed Gull - 23Greylag - 3Hawthorn wood:Goldfinc
2 September 2023
Weather: overcast / coolRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Lapwing - 216Shoveler - 5Teal - 55Black-tailed Godwit - 5Grey Heron - 5Lesser black-backed Gull - 1Redshank - 9Ruff - 1Greylag Goose - 1Curlew - 3Hawthorn wood:Blue tit - 4Chaffinch - 5Great
1 September 2023
Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.M Wader lake:Kingfisher - 1 Curlew - 26Lapwing - 270Ruff - 1Redshank - 18Teal - 37Shoveler - 10Grey Heron - 9Little Egret - 1Jackdaw - 80Stock Dove - 4Hawthorn wood:Blue tit - 4Greenfinch - 1 juvenileGoldfinch - 1
31 August 2023
Weather: brightRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Lapwing - 242Ruff - 1Jackdaw - 70Teal - 58Avocet - 2Grey Heron - 3Greylag Goose - 1 + 2 JuvenileGoldfinch - 15 (on the meadow)Hawthorn wood:Coal tit - 1Greenfinch - 1 + 2Bullfinch - 4Great tit - 4Blue
30 August 2023
Weather: sunny spellsRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Avocet - 2Ruff - 1Lapwing - 280Curlew - 1Teal - 24Gadwall - 5Shoveler - 2Greylag - 4Canada Goose - 1Hawthorn Wood:Greenfinch - 1Robin - 1Blue tit - 2Chaffinch - 3Great tit - 2Other birds noted o
29 August 2023
Weather: overcastRiver wear tide level: lowWader Lake:Lapwing - 181Teal - 41Shoveler - 7Avocet - 2Shelduck - 1 juvenileGrey Heron - 6Greylag Goose - 2 juvenile + 1 adultGoldfinch - 100 ( Large flock of juveniles + adults on meadow)Hawthorn wood:Chaffinch
28 August 2023
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 2Curlew - 4Redshank - 21Lapwing - 294Oystercatcher - 1Gadwall - 2Teal - 17Greylag - 3Canada Goose - 1Black - headed Gull - 2Kingfisher - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaStock Dove - 2Gold
27 August 2023
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesKingfisher - 1 fOystercatcher (2 ad. + 1 juv.) - 3Lapwing - 262Ruff - 2Curlew - 18Redshank - 36Black-tailed Godwit - 2B. H. Gull - 11Grey Heron - 9Shove
26 August 2023