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Sightings Update
Buzzard flew over Wader Lake at 1.30pm [...]
26 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake A.M. Mid Tide Curlew (Late birds departing site) 150 Lapwing 23 Redshank 31 Shelduck 9 Wigeon 7 Teal 84 Mallard 117 [...]
26 December 2011
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake A.M. Low Tide Curlew 14 Lapwing 12 Teal 94 Mallard 101 Shelduck 6 Wigeon 3 Kingfisher (yesterday PM Gully) Haw [...]
23 December 2011
Todays sightings
Wader Lake - Tide: Mid /Time: AM Starting to melt. Teal - 23 Shelduck - 7 Black-headed gull - 36 Lesser black backed gull - 1 Yesterday PM Curlew - evening roost - 600 [...]
21 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tide Level: High Teal - 8 Wigeon - 3 Lapwing - 7 River Goosander - 1 Comorant - 9 Wigeon - 3 Mallard - 56 Reservo [...]
20 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader lake The lake has frozen over. Teal - 16 Grey heron - 2 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch - 1 Tree creeper - 1 Coal tit - 16 Siskin - 15 Robin - 7 Bullfinch - [...]
19 December 2011
New sightings
Throughout site Large numbers of teal Flocks (30-40) of siskin and redwing competing for food [...]
18 December 2011
New sightings
WADER LAKE A.M. HIGH TIDE 100% FROZEN WIGEON 6 TEAL 13 MOORHEN 5 REDSHANK 1 LAPWING 26 HAWTHORN WOOD SISKIN 38 BULLFINCH 26 CHAFFINCH 20 GREENFINCH 7 [...]
17 December 2011
Sighting update
We have a fabulous flock of 30+ Siskin (plus some Goldfinch gatecrashers) working their way through the Alder on site! [...]
16 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Mid Tide (100% Frozen) Black Headed Gull 6 River Wear Mallard 122 Teal 73 Grey Heron 4 Hawthorn Wood Great Spott [...]
16 December 2011
Sparrowhawk Surprise!
Our resident Sparrowhawk has just caught a tasty pigeon out on the Stream Channel. Visitors and staff were given a wonderful view. [...]
15 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM (70% Frozen) Mid Tide Lapwing 14 Redshank 10 Teal 71 Wigeon 9 Shoveler 5 Gadwall 2 Grey Heron 5 Hawthorn Wood Willow Tit 2 Co [...]
15 December 2011
Watch out, there's a water rail about!
A water rail has just surprised one of our wardens by dashing across his path at the ponds behing the duckery building. [...]
14 December 2011
Today's Sightings
Hawthorn Wood - AM - Weather Conditions: Dry/Cold Bird Species Blackbird - 2 Blue Tit - 16 Bullfinch - 20 Carrion Crow - 2 Chiffchaff - 15 Dunnok - 2 Great Spotted Wood [...]
14 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Tide Mid Shelduck - 2 Mallard - 60 Teal - 52 Wigeon - 4 Black Headed Gull - 74 River Wear Cormorant - 7 Curlew - 8 Redshank - 11 Hawthorn Wood [...]
13 December 2011