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Wildlife Sightings 02.09.2024

Wildlife Sightings 02.09.2024

Weather - Overcast/mistyRiver Wear Tide Level - LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 5Teal - 33Black tailed godwit - 10Shelduck - 1 juvShoveler - 16Gadwall - 9Lapwing - 133Red Shank - 1Black headed gull - 1 + 1 juvHawthorne Wood AreaLong Tailed Tit - 5Blue Tit -

3 September 2024

Wildlife Sightings -01.09.2024

Wildlife Sightings -01.09.2024

Weather: cloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighAvocet - 5Sand Martin - 7 +4 juvenileBlack Tailed Godwit - 17 Curlew - 3Lapwing - 99Teal - 31Shelduck - 3 juvenileBlack Headed Gull - 81Herring Gull - 4Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1Canada Goose - 1Grey Heron - 1H

1 September 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 31/08/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 31/08/2024

Weather: Cold/SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 4 + 1 juvBlack - tailed Godwit - 31Lapwing - 25Curlew - 1Shelduck - 5 juvTeal - 30Mallard - 2Black - headed Gull - 10Grey Heron - 1Mute Swan - 1Moorhen - 7Coot - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird F

31 August 2024

Wildlife Sightings for 30th August 2024

Wildlife Sightings for 30th August 2024

Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Species:Avocet - 4Lapwing - 150Black Tailed Godwit - 38Teal - 32Shoveler - 10Gadwall - 5Black Headed Gull - 13Shelduck - 1 juvGrey Heron - 1Moorhen - 6Wood pigeon - 1Hawthorne Wood Bird Feeding AreaBlue T

30 August 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 29/08/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 29/08/2024

Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 6Black - tailed Godwit - 18Oystercatcher - 1Curlew - 2Lapwing - 94Redshank - 8Greenshank - 1Grey Heron - 3Little Egret - 1Gadwall - 23Shoveler - 5Teal - 11Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Statio

29 August 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 28/08/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 28/08/2024

Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 2Avocet - 4 + 3 juvGodwit - 47Curlew - 4Lapwing - 28Oystercatcher - 1Redshank - 9Teal - 20Shelduck - 1Grey Heron - 4Black - Headed Gull - 75 Herring Gull - 4 + 8 juvHawthorn Wood

28 August 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 27/08/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 27/08/2024

Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 3Black - tailed Godwit - 44Redshank - 41Lapwing - 68Curlew - 6Avocet - 3 + 6 juvTeal - 7Mallard - 4Gadwall - 7Black - headed Gull -133Herring Gull - 2 + 6 juvGrey Heron - 2 juvHaw

28 August 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 25/08/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 25/08/2024

Weather: WindyRiver Wear Tide Level: High 4.5 metresWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 16Teal - 39Black - tailed Godwit - 40Avocet - 9Curlew - 66Redshank - 32Grey Heron - 9Gadwall - 20Cormorant - 2Lapwing - 94Canada Goose - 9Greylag Goose - 4Lesser black - back

25 August 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 24/08/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 24/08/2024

Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 4Avocet - 9Curlew - 23Redshank - 47Lapwing - 86Ringed Plover - 2Black - tailed Godwit - 20Teal - 34Shelduck - 7Black - headed Gull - 65Canada Goose - 40Moorhen - 5Hawthorn Wood Bi

24 August 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 23/08/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 23/08/2024

Weather: Warm/Overcast/WindyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 4Shelduck - 2 + 6 juvGrey Heron - 1 juvTeal - 21Redshank -m 41Curlew - 50Lapwing - 60Black - headed Gull - 141Black - tailed Godwit - 4Canada Goose - 39Canada x Greylag Goos

23 August 2024

Wildlife Sightings 22/08/2024

Wildlife Sightings 22/08/2024

Weather: overcast / showers / warm / windyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighTeal - 22Sand Martin - 15Shelduck - 1 + 8Avocet - 4Curlew - 14Black Tailed Godwit - 5Lapwing - 129Black Headed Gull - 139Canada Goose - 1Pied Wagtail - 1Herring Gull - 1Gadwall - 1Hawtho

22 August 2024

Wildlife sightings - 21/08/2024

Wildlife sightings - 21/08/2024

Weather: Sunny/Windy River Wear Tide Level: High Avocet - 5 Sand Martin - 7 +4 juvenile Black Tailed Godwit - 17 Curlew - 3 Lapwing - 99 Teal - 31 Shelduck - 3 juvenile Black Headed Gull - 81 Herring Gull - 4 Lesser Black Backed

21 August 2024

Wildlife sightings - 20/08/2024

Wildlife sightings - 20/08/2024

a.m. Ride Level: Wader LakeGrey heron 3 juvenileAvocet 10 (6 ad + 4 juvenile)Black-tailed godwit 20Whimbrel 1Curlew 3Lapwing 26Common snipe 1Redshank 3Teal 24Northern shoveler 1Shelduck 8 juvenileBlack-headed gull 17Sand martin 36Sparrowhawk 1Hawthorn Woo

20 August 2024

Wildlife Sightings 19/08/24

Wildlife Sightings 19/08/24

Weather: overcast / breezyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowTeal - 26Avocet - 4Shelduck - 9Moorhen - 9Coot - 1Black - tailed Godwit - 13Sand Martin - 6Mallard - 4Grey Heron - 1Lapwing - 37Canada Goose - 2Herring gull - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreat-spotte

19 August 2024

Wildlife Sightings - 18/07/2024

Wildlife Sightings - 18/07/2024

Weather: Windy/BrightRiver Wear Tide Level: LowKingfisher (Singing)Shoveler - 4Avocet - 2 + 2 juvTeal - 30Shelduck - 6Sand Martin - 10Grey Heron - 4Lapwing - 401Black - tailed Godwit - 1Snipe - 1Curlew - 3Canada Goose - 2Black - headed Gull - 4Gadwall - 6

18 August 2024