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Wildlife Sightings - 20/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 20/12/2023

Weather: Overcast/breezyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 40Mallard - 40Shelduck - 12Redshank - 22Canada Goose - 2Black-headed Gull - 2Teal - 35Greylag Goose - 2Grey Heron - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlue Tit - 10Great Tit -

21 December 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 19/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 19/12/2023

19 December 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 18/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 18/12/2023

Weather: cloudy / windyRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Lapwing - 36Redshank - 6Teal - 87Mallard - 28Shelduck - 7Grey Heron - 1Canada Goose - 1Hawthorn wood:Great tit - 8Chaffinch - 7Greenfinch - 2Blackbird - 2Blue tit - 14Coal tit - 2Bullfinch -

18 December 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 17/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 17/12/2023

Weather: Bright, BreezyWader Lake SpeciesCurlew - 37Teal - 63Shelduck - 9Mallard - 71Grey Heron - 2Lapwing - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird feeding HideBlue Tit - 10Chaffinch - 4Coal Tit - 3Goldfinch - 3Great Tit - 7Bullfinch - 5Dunnock - 1Robin - 1Bird Species Note

17 December 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 16/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 16/12/2023

Weather: ClearRiver wear tide level: HighA.MWader lake species:(Deporting Site After Evening Roost) 8:15Curlew - 230Lapwing - 2Redshank - 10Common snipe - 1Teal - 63Shelduck - 108:30Lapwing - 25Shelduck - 5Teal - 15 +19Black-headed Gull - 6Goosander - 2 +

16 December 2023

Wildlife Sightings -  15/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 15/12/2023

Weather: ClearRiver wear tide level: midA.M Wader lake species:Lapwing - 12Shelduck - 9Teal - 24Coot - 1Moorhen - 6Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station:Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1Sparrow Hawk - 1Chaffinch - 4Coal tit - 2Blue tit - 5Great tit - 4Robin - 1Nu

15 December 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 14/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 14/12/2023

Weather: OvercastRiver wear tide level: MidWader lake species - AMHerring gull - 51Black Headed gull - 17Mallard - 53Shelduck - 4Teal - 64Canada Goose - 3Lapwing - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station Greenfinch - 1Coal tit - 6Great tit - 10Goldfinch - 2R

14 December 2023

Wildlife Sighting - 13/12/2003

Wildlife Sighting - 13/12/2003

Weather: Overcast/Slight RainRiver wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Species Grey Heron - 2Lapwing - 2Lesser Black -backed Gul - 2Black - headed Gull - 4Teal - 72Mallard - 52Moorhen - 4Carrion Crow ( Meadow ) - 2Canada Goose ( Meadow ) - 1Pheasant ( Meadow )

13 December 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 11/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 11/12/2023

Weather: cold / dry River Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesShelduck -11Teal - 78Lapwing - 2Canada goose - 1Mallard - 58Black-headed Gull - 3Herring Gull - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGreat Tit - 10Blue Tit - 9Robin - 1Goldfinch - 2Nuthatch - 1

11 December 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 10/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 10/12/2023

Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 9Teal - 49Tufted duck - 3Mallard - 107Moorhen - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGoldfinch - 7Chaffinch - 4 + 2Blue Tit - 7Great Tit - 4Coal Tit - 3Long-tailed Tit - 7Robin - 1Bull

10 December 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 09/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 09/12/2023

Weather: RainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 8Mallard - 122Teal - 53Canada Goose - 1Lapwing - 3Curlew - 1Grey Heron - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWillow Tit ( Red over Green ) - 1Coal Tit - 5Blue Tit - 25Great Tit - 14Greenf

9 December 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 08/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 08/12/2023

Weather: Overcast River Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 34Grey Heron - 1Lapwing - 3Buzzard - 1 (Meadow)Canada Goose - 3Shelduck - 6Mallard - 27Moorhen - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGreat Tit - 5Blue Tit - 8Coal Tit - 2Chaffinch - 3Gold

8 December 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 07/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 07/12/2023

Weather: Overcast / DrizzleRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 6Shelduck - 8Teal - 46Magpie - 2Mallard - 64Canada Goose - 1 (Meadow)Wren - 1Moorhen - 3Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGoldfinch - 3Great Tit - 3Chaffinch - 5Blue Tit - 10

7 December 2023

Wildlife Sightings - 06/12/2023

Wildlife Sightings - 06/12/2023

Weather: Cold & brightRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose - 1Shelduck - 5Black-headed Gull - 114Teal - 8Herring Gull - 4Pheasant - 1 maleCarrion Crow - 4Moorhen - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGreat Spotted Woodpecker - 3 (2 fema

6 December 2023

Wildlife sightings - 05/12/2023

Wildlife sightings - 05/12/2023

a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeMute swan 1Gadwall 3Shelduck 3Teal 69Mallard 29Redshank 16Moorhen 3Coot 2Magpie 1Hawthorn WoodSparrowhawk 1Great tit 7Coal tit 3Goldfinch 2Blue tit 9Robin 1Stock dove 4Chaffinch 5Bullfinch 3Long-tailed tit 12Other birdsWoodc

5 December 2023