Wader Lake works

Our reserve team are working on Wader Lake today (Thursday 28 November) which may cause disturbance to the wildlife in the area. Thank you for your patience.

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Wildlife Sightings - 08/10/2021

Weather: Sunny
Wind Speed: Mid
River Wear Tide Level: Mid

Wader Lake (Time: AM | Water Level: Low)

  • Teal - 82
  • Shoveler - 1
  • Grey Heron - 2
  • Common Snipe - 1
  • Lapwing - 14
  • Curlew - 3
  • Redshank - 6

Saline Lagoon (Time: AM | Water Level: N/A)

  • Teal - 7
  • Curlew - 1

Hawthorn Wood

  • Bullfinch - 6
  • Greenfinch - 4
  • Greater Spotted Woodpecker - 1
  • Long Tailed Tit - 10
  • Coal Tit - 6
  • Willow Tit - 2

Lookout Feeding Station

  • Bullfinch - 4
  • Chaffinch - 7
  • Coal Tit - 3
  • Willow Tit - 1
  • Nuthatch - 1

Other Birds Noted Around Site (Time: AM)

  • Raven (Flew West Over Forgotten Meadow) - 2
  • Mute Swan (River Wear) - 5 + 3 Juvenile
  • Treecreeper (North Wood) - 1
  • Jay (Wader Lake Footpath) - 3
  • Jay (Hawthorn Wood) - 2
  • Cormorant (River Wear) - 4
  • Redshank (River Wear) - 12
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