Chilean flamingos off show
Our Chilean flamingos will be off show on Tuesday 23 July as we carry out work in their exhibit. Thank you for your understanding.
Latest sightings
Wildlife Sightings 02/03/2024
Weather: Overcast/FogRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesBlack Headed Gull - 40Mediterranean / Black Headed Gull Hybrid - 1Herring Gull - 19Wigeon - 2 (M) 2 (F)Tufted Duck - 1 (M) 2 (F)Shelduck - 16Mallard 15 (M) 3 (F)Lapwing - 18Hawthorn Wood F
2 March 2024
Wildlife Sightings 01/03/2024
Weather - Sunny/BreezyRiver Tide Level - MidWater Level - HighWader Lake SpeciesTufted Duck- 1(M) 3(F)Greylag Goose - 2Canada Goose - 15Shelduck - 33Mallard - 16Black Headed Gull - 185Herring Gull - 25Grey Heron - 14 (Heronry)Mute Swan - 1Wigeon - 1 (M)O
1 March 2024
Wildlife sightings - 29/02/2024
Weather : Overcast River Wear Tide Level: LowAMWADER LAKEBuzzard 1Greylag Goose 2Canada Goose 15Mute Swan 3Shelduck 29Tufted Duck 2Coot 1Oystercatcher 4Lapwing 30Black headed gull 59Grey Heron 42Wigeon 2Avocet 4HAWTHORN WOOD BIRD FEEDING
29 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 26/02/2024
Weather: overcast / RainRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesMute Swan - 2Avocet - 1Grey Heron - 28Shelduck - 24Tufted Duck - 10Widgeon - 4Mallard - 34Canada Goose - 15Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 97Shoveler - 3Starlag - 6 (Meadow)Herring Gull - 76Bl
26 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 25/02/2024
Weather: sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTufted Duck - 4Avocet - 1Mediterranean Gull - 1Gadwall - 3Shoveler - 6Widgeon - 4Grey Heron - 22Oystercatcher - 3Lapwing - 107Shelduck - 23Canada Goose - 16Mute Swan - 3Teal - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird F
25 February 2024
Wildlife Sighing's - 24 / 02 /2024
Weather: sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 34Shelduck - 13Widgeon - 5Tufted Duck - 2Gadwall - 2Lapwing - 8Black-headed Gull - 32Herring Gull - 16Mute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 8Moorhen - 3Coot - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station
25 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 23/02/204
Weather: sunny, breezyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 5Lapwing - 71Shelduck - 23Tufted Duck - 9Oystercatcher - 4Canada Goose - 26Graylag Goose - 2Canada + Graylag Goose - 2Mute Swan - 2Herring Gull - 2Mallard - 17Wood Pigeon - 12H
24 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 22/02/2024
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesMute Swan - 3Oystercatcher - 2Grey Heron - 45Wigeon - 4Mallard - 36Tufted Duck - 3Shelduck - 13Gadwall - 4Teal - 2Canada Goose - 21Graylag Goose - 2Lapwing - 54Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Statio
22 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 21/02/2024
AMWeather: Rainy overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 44 + 3 JuvBlack-headed Gull - 186Pied Wagtail - 1Tufted Duck - 5 female + 1 maleMute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 27Canada x Greylag Goose (hybrid) - 3Lapwing - 90Herring Gull
21 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 20.02.2024
Weather: sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 11Shelduck - 9Mallard - 17Tufted duck - 3Lapwing - 69Wigeon - 4Gooseander - 1Black-headed Gull - 50Herring Gull - 71Oystercatcher - 2Canada Goose - 11Tea l - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird Feedin
20 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 19.02.2024
Weather: bright but breezyRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesOystercatcher - 4Redshank - 19Lapwing - 74Gooseander - 1Gadwall - 2Tufted duck -21Shelduck - 41Mallard - 27Wigeon - 4Tea l - 17Canada Goose - 14Grey Heron - 42Hawthorn Wood Bird Feedin
19 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 18/02/2024
Weather: sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 14Lapwing - 132Oystercatcher - 2Grey Heron - 39Wigeon - 4Gadwall - 13Mallard - 39Shelduck - 37Tufted Duck - 8Tea - 7Mute Swan - 2Graylag - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGoldfinch -
18 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 17/02/2024
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 33Canada Goose - 16Gadwall - 5Shelduck - 5Tufted Duck - 3Redshank - 37Avocet - 3Lapwing - 43Oystercatcher - 5Black-headed Gull - 26Herring Gull - 2Buzzard - 1 (in heron hedge)Hawth
17 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 16/02/2024
Weather: sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesMute Swan - 2Grey Heron - 4Canada Goose - 4Graylag Goose - 2Canada + Graylag Goose - 1Tufted Duck - 9Shelduck - 12Gadwall - 2Teal - 5Oystercatcher - 3Lapwing - 68Redshank - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feed
16 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 15/02/2024
AMWeather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 36Oystercatcher - 4Lapwing - 172Goosander - 1Wigeon - 6Gadwall - 4Shelduck - 39Tufted Duck - 19Mallard - 37Teal - 9Canada Goose - 25Greylag Goose - 8Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding S
15 February 2024