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, overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGreylag - 1 & 2 juvenileRedshank - 44Lapwing - 232Black-headed Gull - 24Black-tailed Godwit - 2Teal - 10 Grey Heron - 10Shoveler - 5Common Tern - 2Tufted Duck - 4Curlew - 1Snipe - 1Canad
25 August 2023
Weather: Overcast/ light rainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 7Lapwing - 126Ruff - 2Black-tailed Godwit - 2Curlew - 14Redshank - 53Common Snipe - 2Common Sandpiper - 1B. H. Gull - 14Shovele
24 August 2023
Weather: Sunny, breezyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 22Shoveler - 17Teal - 36Common tern (+ 1 juv) - 2Grey heron - 10Redshank - 4Black-headed Gull - 50Shelduck - 2 juv.Lapwing - 312Ruff
22 August 2023
Weather: Sunny/mild windRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 15Black-tailed Godwit - 2Redshank - 38Curlew - 2Common Sandpiper - 2Gadwall - 5Shelduck - 2Black-headed Gull - 36Lapwing - 291Canada Goose - 2Shoveler - 2Teal - 4Hawthorn WoodGr
21 August 2023
Weather: Sunny/ Mod. WindsRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWade Lake SpeciesAvocet - 23Oystercatcher - 2Redshank - 32Common Sandpiper - 1Black-tailed godwit - 2Lapwing - 295Ruff - 2Common Snipe - 1Curlew - 1Common Te
20 August 2023
Weather: Bright, BreezyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 408Teal - 40Curlew - 6Shoveler (in eclipse) - 4 m, 4 fGrey heron - 8Black tailed godwit - 8Avocet - 21Shelduck - 3 juv.Greylag goose -
19 August 2023
Weather: cloudy / overcastRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader Lake:Avocet - 23Teal - 25Greylag Goose - 4 + 2 GoslingsBlack-headed Gull - 29Grey Heron - 2Lapwing - 238Black-tailed Godwit - 2Curlew - 1Ruff - 3Redshank - 2Shoveler - 2Coot - 1Hawthorn wood:Nut
18 August 2023
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGreylag Goose - 3Shoveler - 12Avocet - 26Black-tailed godwit - 2Gadwall - 3Teal - 2Black-headed Gull - 18Grey heron - 5Lapwing - 235Common Sandpiper
17 August 2023
Weather: cloudy / overcastRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Common Tern - 3Avocet - 21Shelduck - 3Black-headed Gull - 5 ( 2 juvenile)Black-tailed Godwit - 1Grey Heron - 8Teal - 8Ruff - 2Lapwing - 301Curlew -2Coot - 1Kingfisher - 1Hawthorn wood: Grea
16 August 2023
a.m. Tide levelsWader LakeLittle egret 1Avocet 19Ruff 2Lapwing 287Black-tailed godwit 2Redshank 4Curlew 2Common tern 4Gadwall 4Shelduck 5Greylag 4Canada goose 2Grey heron 11Hawthorn WoodGreat-spotted woodpecker 1Chaffinch 15Bullfinch 3Goldfinch 3Coal tit
15 August 2023
Weather: RainRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 18Grey Heron - 11Black-tailed Godwit - 1Shoveler - 5Gadwall - 6Common Tern - 4Teal - 8Ruff - 3Black-headed Gull - 2Shelduck - 1 juvenileLapwing - 114Canada Goose - 2Hawthorn wood:Chaffinch - 7G
14 August 2023
Weather: cloudyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 2Shelduck - 1 juvenileAvocet - 18Shoveler - 4Gadwall - 2Black-tailed Godwit - 1Black-headed Gull - 1Lapwing - 221Common Tern - 2 + 1 juvenileGrey Heron - 1Little Egret - 1Curlew - 1Hawthorn woo
13 August 2023
Weather: overcastRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 18Shoveler - 3 + 2Gadwall - 3Avocet - 20 ( 4 were juvenile)Shelduck - 1 juvenileBlack-tailed Godwit - 2Common Tern - 3Grey Heron - 10Black-headed Gull - 2Ruff - 3Lapwing - 87Kestrel - 1 Juven
12 August 2023
AMWeather - Clear, SunnyAvocet - 15Curlew - 21Ruff - 3Grey Heron - 12Lapwing - 264Teal - 13Coal Tit - 1Greenfinch - 2Blue Tit - 4Woodpigeon - 1Greylag Goose - Wader Lake - 2 (+ 1
11 August 2023
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeAvocet 13Teal 23Shelduck 7 juvenileGrey heron 12Black-tailed godwit 2Curlew 9Lapwing 341Redshank 19Black-headed gull 12 (6 juvenile)Common tern 1Ruff 4Greylag 1Hawthorn WoodMoorhen 3 ad + 2 chicksMallard 1 + 4 ducklingsBullf
10 August 2023