Sightings - Washington
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Shelduck - 21 Canada Goose - 6 Grey Heron - 19 Greylag Goose - 1 Moorhen - 2 Lapwing - 15 Mallard - 12 Widgeon - 4 Black-backed Gull - 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 10 Robin - 4 Chaffinch - 14 Blue Tit - 4
10 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - High/Time - AM Grey Heron - 34 Shelduck - 27 Teal - 24 Mallard - 44 Redshank - 22 Lapwing - 2 Mute Swan - 2 Saline Lagoon Teal - 25 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 21 Siskin - 11 Goldfinch - 2 Treecreeper - 1 Goldcrest - 1 Redwing - 5 Long Tai
8 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Grey Heron (17 Nests) - 22 Shelduck - 24 Greylag - 18 Canada Goose - 7 Redshank - 32 Lapwing - 4 Sparrowhawk - 1 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 2 Teal - 20 Hawthorn Wood Siskin - 10 Goldfinch - 4 B
7 February 2014
Today's sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide Level/Mid Grey Heron - 26 (11 in trees) Redshank - 82 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 2 Shelduck - 26 Teal - 32 Canada Goose - 7 Greylag - 2 Carrion Crow - 15 Saline Lagoon Teal - 14 Mallard - 11 Shelduck - 2 Hawthorn
6 February 2014
Wildlife reserve update
Grey heron by John Bridges The grey heron colony has begun its annual return to Wader Lake, with 12 birds spotted showing nesting behaviour in the heron hedge during the first week of February. These majestic waders t
5 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Grey Heron - 16 Redshank - 28 Lapwing - 2 Curlew - 1 Shelduck - 22 Teal - 19 Mallard - 47 Moorhen - 6 Canada Goose - 7 Greylag - 1 Black-headed Gull - 5 Saline Lagoon Great Black-backed Gull - 2 Ha
5 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Grey Heron - 12 in trees, 5 on ground Mute Swan - 1 Shelduck - 26 Teal - 15 Mallard - 42 Greylag - 1 Canada Goose - 7 Lapwing - 2 Sparrowhawk - 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Teal - 5 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk - 1 Bullfinch -
4 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Mute Swan - 2 Shelduck - 21 Teal - 30 Mallard - 56 Heron - 8 Redshank - 22 Canada Goose - 6 Greylag Goose - 1 Black-headed Gull - 8 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 22 Kestrel - 1 Saline Lagoon Teal - 20 Mallard - 12 Hawthorn Wood Siski
3 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Grey Heron - 4 in the trees, 10 on the ground Mute Swan - 6 Shelduck - 26 Teal - 30 Lapwing - 4 Sparrowhawk - 1 Herring Gull - 1 Great Black Backed Gull - 1 Song Thrush - 1 Saline Lagoon Teal - 5 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 1
1 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/low Grey Heron - 8 (4 in trees, 4 on ground) Shelduck - 12 Mallard - 36 Tufted Duck - 11 Moorhen - 6 Carrion Crow - 32 Saline Lagoon Teal - 6 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 10 Siskin - 14 Long-tailed Tit -
31 January 2014
High tide spectacle at saline lagoon
The latest from the saline lagoon...on Friday 31 January we will experience one of the highest tides of 2014 as the River Wear floods into our newest habitat. Exciting, yes, but even more so because it will happen while the centre is still open to the pub
29 January 2014
Today's Sighings
Bird Survey/28/1/14/12am - 1pm Reedbed Moorhen - 2 Coot - 2 Reservoir Tufted Duck - 26 Mallard - 26 Moorhen - 1 Hawthorn Hide: Bullfinch - 37 male, 27 female Goldfinch - 11 Siskin - 19 Greenfinch - 2 Great Tit - 16 Long-tailed Tit - 7 Chaffinch - 10 male,
28 January 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - High/Time - AM Mute Swan - 4 Greylag - 1 Canada Goose - 7 Shelduck - 14 Teal - 11 Grey Heron - 7 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Other Birds Goosander - River Wear - 2 Woodpigeon - Over site - 450 Cormorant - Over site - 2 Hawthorn Wood Bull
25 January 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid 95% Frozen Mute Swan - 2 Canada Goose - 7 Greylag - 1 Shelduck - 13 Moorhen - 5 Grey Heron (in trees) - 2 Saline Lagoon 100% Frozen Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Long-t
24 January 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Mute Swan - 6 Canada Goose - 7 Greylag - 1 Shelduck - 14 Teal - 21 Mallard - 34 Tufted Duck - 11 Moorhen - 5 Grey Heron (on island) - 3 Redshank - 32 Hawthorn Wood Long-tailed Tit - 4 Coal Tit - 10 Willow
23 January 2014