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Sightings - Washington

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low     10% Frozen Grey Heron - 18 Shelduck - 24 Teal - 35 Redshank - 16 Curlew - 2 Black-headed Gull - 6 Herring Gull - 4   Saline Lagoon     80% Frozen Teal - 7   Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk - 1 Tr

12 February 2014

Rare visitor to river corridor

Rare visitor to river corridor

A shag has been spotted on the River Wear by our reserve manager John on his morning rounds. That's his first sighting in more than five years of working here, so he's excited to say the least! The coastal bird is most likely to have come inland because o

11 February 2014

Today's Sightings

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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