Latest sightings
Wildlife Sightings - 16/08/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 9Shelduck - 6 juvTeal - 19Garganey - 2Avocet - 2Pied Wagtail - 2Lapwing - 42Grey Heron1 juvCommon Gull - 1Black -headed Gull - 4Swallow - 2Snipe - 1Goldfinch - 1Gadwall - 1Grey Her
16 August 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 15/08/2024
AMRiver River Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesBuzzard - 1Swift - 1Teal - 18Goldfinch - 10Lapwing - 150Avocet - 3Great Tit - 8Coal Tit - 1Chaffinch - 1 male + 3 femaleDunnock - 1Stock Dove - 1Redshank - River Wear - 1Sand Martin - Hidden Meadow - 8
15 August 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 14/08/2024
Weather: Sunny/Slightly CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 3 + 2 juvLittle Egret - 3Lapwing - 187 + 5 juvTeal - 22Avocet - 5Pied Wagtail - 2Curlew - 6Redshank - 48Black -tailed Godwit - 8Sand Martin - 14Common Gull - 1Black -h
15 August 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 13/08/2024
Weather: Sunny/Warm/CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 9Lapwing - 66Black -tailed Godwit - 7Teal -m 21Redshank - 42Lesser Black - backed Gull - 1 + 3 juvAvocet - 3Black - headed Gull - 47Curlew - 6Greylag Goose - 6Canada Goos
13 August 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 12/08/2024
AMWeather: Rainy/humidRiver Wear Tide Level: HightideWader Lake SpecieTeal - 16Shelduck - 1 adult + 11 juvWillow Tit - 1 (singing)Black-tailed Godwit - 8Sand Martin - 7Red Shank - 30Grey Heron - 4Avocet - 3Canada Goose - 3Greylag Goose - 1Lapwing - 20Pi
12 August 2024
Wildlife Sightings11/08/2024
Weather = Overcast/ BrightRiver Wear Tide Level = HighWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 7Swallow - 2Teal - 25Avocet - 4Lapwing - 92Sparrow Hawk - 1 (F) Sitting on Sand Martin BankLesser Black Back Gull - 2Red Shank - 29Black Headed Gull - 79Black Tailed God
11 August 2024
Wildlife sightings - 10/08/2024
a.m. Tide level: HighWader LakeSand martin 12Greenshank 2Grey heron 3Black-tailed godwit 6Redshank 6Avocet 3Lapwing 24Teal 6Shelduck 19Black-headed gull 93Herring gull 16Lesser black-backed gull 1Canada goose 25Hawthorn WoodBlue tit 8Great tit 6Coal tit 4
10 August 2024
Wildlife Sightings 09/08/2024
Weather = Overcast/ WindyRiver Wear Tide Level = HighWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 4Black Tailed Godwit - 5Avocet - 3Redshank - 38Green Shank - 1Curlew - 1Lapwing - 45Black Headed Gull - 85Herring Gull - 5Teal - 6Shelduck - 2 + 15 (J)Grey Herron - 3Hawt
9 August 2024
Wildlife sightings 07/08/2024
a.m. Tide level: HighWader LakeCurlewLapwing 276Sand martin 8Black-headed gull 88 + 12 juvenilesHerring gull 1 + 4 juvenileRedshank 3Shelduck 3 + 22 juvenileTeal 11Moorhen 1 + 5 juvenileCanada goose 10Greylag 1Hawthorn WoodBlue tit 6Great tit 4Coal tit 3C
7 August 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 06/08/2024
Weather: Sunny / warmRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 11Canada Goose - 3Sand Martin - 3Shelduck - 1 + 23 JuvenileGraylag Goose - 1Canada x Graylag Hybrid - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaCoal Tit - 2willow tit - 1Chaffinch - 3 + 5Bullfi
6 August 2024
Wildlife sightings 05/08/2024
Wader Lakeshelduck 4 + 19 juvenilegrey heron 7 +2 juvenilecanada goose 21canada/greylag hybrid 7avocet 1pied wagtail 2 juvenilechaffinch 7 +2 juveniledunnockgoldfinch 2 +2 juvenilestock dove 2nuthatchOther birds of noteblackcap - saline lagoon
5 August 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 04/08/2024
Weather: overcast / coolRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 27Shelduck - 3 + 21 JuvenileSand Martin - 12Grey Heron - 9 JuvenileCanada Goose - 25Lapwing - 39Common Tern - 1Graylag Goose - 6Canada x Graylag Goose (Hybrid) - 1Pied Wagtail - 2
4 August 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 03/08/2024
Weather: Sunny / warmRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 3 JuvenileTeal - 23Shelduck - 1 + 24 JuvenileSand Martin - 8Lapwing - 207Mute Swan - 1Pied Wagtail - 2 + 1 JuvenileAvocet - 1Swift - 1Black headed Gull - 10 + 4 JuvenileStarling
3 August 2024
Wildlife Sighting - 2/08/2024
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 12Avocet - 3Common Tern - 4Black headed Gull - 13 + 4 juvLittle Egret - 1Lapwing - 120Shelduck - 3 +16 juvMallard - 4Gadwall - 4Moorhen - 2 juvGreylag - 8Canada x Greylag Hybrid - 3Ha
2 August 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 1/02/2024
a.m. Tide level: MidWader LakeSand martin - 8Avocet - 8Black-headed gull - 16 + 4 JuvenileLapwing - 24Black-tailed godwit - 1Shelduck - 1 +10 JuvenileTeal - 3Graylag goose - 1 Canada goose - 2Graylag + Canada Hybrid - 1 Juvenile Reed Warbler - 1Pied Wagta
1 August 2024