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Wildlife Sightings - 27/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 27/03/2024

Weather: Rainy, overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 2Gadwall - 1 maleBlack-headed Gull - 23Greylag Goose- 21Shelduck - 27Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1Shoveler - 6 (2 female, 4 male)Herring Gull - 33Oystercatcher - 4Canada Goose - 32

27 March 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 25/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 25/03/2024

Weather: RainyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesHerring Gull - 35Mute Swan - 4Pied Wagtail - 1Shelduck - 26Shoveler - 4 (3 male, 1 female)Grey Heron - 20 (1 juvenile)Canada Goose - 20Black-headed Gull - 10Greylag x Canada Goose - 1Oystercatcher

27 March 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 24/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 24/03/2024

Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGreylag Goose - 5Canada Goose - 26Mute Swan - 2Shelduck - 19 (1 female colour-ringed yellow/red)Shoveler - 6Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 2Black-headed Gull - 114Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1Avocet - 1

24 March 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 23/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 23/03/2024

Weather = Sunny/windyRiver Tide = LowWater Level = MidWader Lake SpeciesOystercatcher - 5Avocet -22Lapwing - 6Shelduck - 23Gadwall - 2Tufted Duck - 10Shoveler - 4Teal - 2Graylag Goose - 8Canada x Graylag Goose - 13 + 1 (Canalag)Black Headed Gull - 56Herri

23 March 2024

Wildlife Sightings 22/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings 22/03/2024

Weather = Sunny/BreezyRiver Tide = LowWater Level = MidWader Lake SpeciesBlack Headed Gull x Heditterranean Gull - 1Black Headed Gull - 139Herring Gull - 21Avocet - 6Oystercatcher - 4Lapwing - 1Starling (meadow) - 1Tufted Duck - 6Shoveler - 4Teal - 1Shel

22 March 2024

WILDLIFE SIGHTING 21/03/24

WILDLIFE SIGHTING 21/03/24

Weather: Overcast River Wear Tide Level: Low

21 March 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 19/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 19/03/2024

A.MWeather: mildRiver tide level: midWader Lake:Wigeon - 4Canada Goose - 28Graylag Goose - 5Mute Swan - 2Shelduck - 67Teal - 2Coot - 3Lapwing - 15Redshank - 17Black-headed Gull - 160Herring Gull - 14Grey Heron - 30Avocet - 16Hawthorn wood:Pheasant -1Woodp

19 March 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 18/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 18/03/2024

A.MWeather: sunny / warmRiver tide level: HightWader Lake:Oystercatcher - 2Shelduck - 63Canada Goose - 22Grey Heron - 35 + 5 juvenileTufted duck - 22Black-headed Gull - 65Redshank - 37Gadwall - 1Little Grebe - 1Mute Swan - 2Graylag Goose - 6Shoveler - 1Av

18 March 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 17/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 17/03/2024

A.MWeather: Overcast / warmRiver tide level: midWader Lake:Shelduck - 34Tufted duck - 4Black-headed Gull - 76Mute Swan - 5Graylag Goose - 17Grey Heron - 32Canada Goose - 27Avocet - 18Widgeon - 4 Oystercatcher - 4Herring Gull - 5Lapwing - 19 ( ALL ON MEADO

17 March 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 16/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 16/03/2024

A.MWeather: sunny River tide level: highWader Lake:Tufted duck - 13Shelduck - 21Mallard - 8Redshank - 16Teal - 9Avocet - 5Black-headed Gull - 130Herring Gull - 75Lapwing - 5Oystercatcher - 2Coot - 5Moorhen - 3Hawthorn wood:Nuthatch - 1Siskin - 1Chaffinch

16 March 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 15/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 15/03/2024

A.M Weather: sunny / mildRiver tide level: highWader Lake:Grey Heron - 26 (21 in the hedge)Black-headed + Med Gull Hybrid - 1Black-headed Gull - 112Herring Gull - 21Lesser black-headed Gull - 3Avocet - 2Mute Swan - 3Canada Goose - 24Graylag Goose - 7Sheld

15 March 2024

Wildlife sightings - 14/03/2024

Wildlife sightings - 14/03/2024

AMRiver Wear Tide Level: MidGrey Heron - 32Canada Goose - 20Shelduck - 36Teal - 6Coot - 2Lapwing- 11Reed Bunting - 1 maleChaffinch - 1 femaleBlue Tit - 5Stock Dove - 1Bird Species Noted Around SiteCormorant - River Wear - 1Tawny Owl - Hawthorn Wood (Roos

14 March 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 13/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 13/03/2024

Weather: MildRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: HighGrey Heron - 27 (23 in heronry)Greylag Goose - 6Canada Goose - 13Canada x Greylag Goose - 1Shelduck - 33Lapwing - 31Avocet - 2Oystercatcher - 2Herring Gull - 230Le

13 March 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 12/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 12/03/2024

AMRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesMute Swan - 2Greylag Goose - 4Mallard - 8Grey Heron (Heronry) - 25 +Lapwing - 5Herring Gull - 64Stockdove - 2Bullfinch - 4 (2 male + 2 female)Dunnock - 1Robin -1Great Tit - 4Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1Bir

12 March 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 11/03/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 11/03/2024

Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 24Herring Gull - 69Black-headed Gull - 9Lapwing - 32Oystercatcher - 2Mallard - 20Shelduck - 22Tufted Duck - 4Wigeon - 2Shoveler - 1Greylag Goose - 6 (1 with neck ring HSN)Canada Goo

11 March 2024