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Sightings - Washington

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

HAWTHORN WOOD/AM Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 Nuthatch - 2 Willow Tit - 1 Long Tailed Tit - 8 Sparrowhawk - 1 Bullfinch - 11   OTHER BIRDS/AM Reservoir Tufted Duck - 26 Shelduck - 2 Teal - 19 Mallard - 14 River Grey Heron - 4 Black Headed Gull - 114

1 December 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake 100% Frozen Saline Lagoon 100% Frozen Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 3 Jay - 1 Nuthatch - 1 Lesser Redpoll - 6 Greenfinch - 2 Bullfinch - 10 Chaffinch - 7 Robin - 4 Blackbird - 1 Willow Tit - 1 Coal Tit - 8 Blue Tit - 14 Reservoir Tea

30 November 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM      Tide/Low Little Grebe - 1 Shelduck - 3 Teal - 44 Grey Heron - 4 Stock Dove - 2   Saline Lagoon      Time/AM     Tide/Low Grey Heron - 4   Hawthorn Wood Willow Tit - 2 Nuthatch - 2 Greater Spotted Woo

29 November 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake - AM - Low tide but still high due to flooding Teal - 92 Mallard - 46 Shelduck - 4 Redshank - 82 Grey Heron - 8 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 16 Other Birds Siskin - Play Area - 38 Long Tailed Tit - Gully - 4 Grey Wagtail - Gully - 1 Hawthorn Wood G

27 November 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

WADER LAKE/AM/LOW-MID TIDE Teal - 60 Mallard - 46 Shelduck - 3 Heron - 4 Moorhen - 6 Black Headed Gull - 27 Lapwing - 6 Redshank - 1   OTHER BIRDS/AM Goshawk (over head in Spring Gill Wood) - 1 Wren, Chaffinch, Robin, Great Tit and Long Tailed Tit (

23 November 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake      Time/AM       Tide/Low Teal - 64 Shelduck - 2 Wigeon - 4 Redshank - 77 Black-headed Gull - 18   Saline Lagoon Mallard - 14   Hawthorn wood Greater Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Nuthatch - 1 Bullfinch - 10 Chaffinch - 8 Willo

21 November 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake       Time/AM     Tide/High Wigeon - 7 Mallard - 106 Shelduck - 2 Black-headed Gull - 33 Teal - 96 Moorhen - 5 Redshank - 80 Lapwing - 70   Hawthorn Wood Greenfinch Goldfinch Bullfinch Chaffinch Nuthatch Coal Tit Blue Tit Great T

20 November 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake/High Tide/AM Mallard - 72 Teal - 58 Black Backed Gull - 3 Curlew - 10 Lapwing - 8 Redshank - 38 Grey Heron - 1 Black Headed Gull - 31 Shelduck - 1 Moorhen - 3 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 3 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 2 Nuthatch - 1 Blue Tit - 10 Gold

19 November 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake         Time/AM        Tide/Mid Teal - 54 Lapwing - 3 Black-headed Gull - 133 Coot - 2 Moorhen - 2 Shelduck - 1   Hawthorn Wood Robin - 6 Pheasant - 9 Great Tit - 4 Goldfinch - 3 Bullfinch - 2 Chaffinch - 4 Blue Tit - 5 Coal

18 November 2012

17th November Sightings

17th November Sightings

. Weather: Cool but sunny.   Wader Lake Am - Tide Level: Mid Lapwing - 10 Redshank - 2 Shelduck - 3 Teal - 92 Black-Headed Gull - 24   Wader Lake Footpath Bullfinch - 10   Saline Lagoon Am - Tide Level: Mid Grey Heron - 1 Teal - 15 Mallard - 23

17 November 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake/Low Tide/AM Teal - 19 Gadwall - 1 Shelduck - 3 Lapwing - 14 Redshank - 2 Black Headed Gull - 42 Saline Lagoon Teal - 12 Mallard - 7 Other Birds Tufted Duck - Reservoir Gadwall - Reservoir Goosander - River Wear Cormorant - River Wear  Siskin -

16 November 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

WADER LAKE/AM/LOW TIDE Teal - 47 Mallard - 21 Moorhen - 3   SALINE LOGOON/AM/LOW TIDE Black Headed Gull - 2   OTHER BIRDS/AM Great Spotted Woodpecker (Wet Woodland) - 1 Siskin (Hollowood) - 15 Teal (Filter Reedbed) - 6 Jay (River path) - 1  

15 November 2012

Sightings Update

Sightings Update

The first male Golden Eye on the season was spotted flying upstream on the Wear at 1:05pm.

13 November 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

Wader Lake/Low Tide/AM Shelduck - 3 Wigeon - 2 Teal - 71 Stock Dove - 2 Redwing - 9 Grey Heron - 4 Saline Lagoon Teal - 9 Mallard - 11 Other Birds Great Black Backed Gull - River - 2 Black Headed Gull - River - 53 Waxwing - Flew Over Site - 12 Long Tailed

13 November 2012

Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

WADER LAKE/AM/LOW TIDE Teal - 77 Gadwall - 1 Wigeon - 2 Redshank - 4   OTHER BIRDS/AM A Great Spotted Woodpecker and four Jay in Hollow wood   HAWTHORN WOOD/AM Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Bullfinch - 4 Blackbird - 2 Coal Tit - 3 Blue Tit - 6 &

11 November 2012