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Wildlife sightings - 3/1/18
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Curlew 6 Lapwing 10 Teal 22 Wigeon 1 Shelduck 10 Shoveler 8 Saline Lagoon (AM, low tide): Curlew 6 Teal 18 Black-headed gull 44 Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Goldcrest 1 Nuthatch 1 Great-spotted woodpecker 2 Willo
3 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 02/01/18
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Canada goose 34 Canada x greylag 1 Greylag 1 Shoveler 2 Teal 14 Shelduck 12 Lapwing 45 Saline Lagoon Curlew 27 Teal 4 Hawthorn Wood Treecreeper 2 Nuthatch 1 Goldcrest 1 Blue tit 8 Coal tit 2 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Bull
2 January 2018
New Year's Day wildlife sightings
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Canada goose 82 Canada/greylag cross 1 Greylag goose 5 Shelduck 16 Shoveler 6 Teal 30 Redshank 6 Lapwing 15 Saline lagoon Curlew 5 Kingfisher Black headed gull 324 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 (2 male, 1 female) Nuthat
1 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 31/12/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (30% frozen) Canada goose 125 Canada goose x greylag 1 Greylag 2 Shelduck 17 Shoveler 9 Teal 38 Wigeon 2 Common snipe 4 Redshank 8 Lapwing 22 Saline Lagoon (40% frozen) Curlew 93 Teal 12 Hawthorn Wood Goldcrest 1 Great spot
31 December 2017
Wildlife sightings - 28/12/17
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Shelduck 12 Lapwing 20 Canada goose 35 Black-headed gull 80 Herring gull 3 Lesser black-backed gull 4 Shoveler 1 Redshank 1 Saline Lagoon 100% frozen Hawthorn Wood Great tit 15 Blue tit 10 Dunnock 2 Bullfinch 12 Willow tit
28 December 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 27/12/2017
Tide level, a.m.: high Wader Lake Shelduck 15 Lapwing 12 Eurasian teal 18 Tufted duck 5 Canada goose 20 Black-headed gull 25 Lesser black backed gull 4 Herring gull 12 Saline Lagoon Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 6 Chaffinch 8 Nuthatch 1 Dunnock 1 Blu
27 December 2017
Wildlife sightings - 26/12/2017
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Shoveler (male) 1 Eurasian teal 50 Shelduck 25 Canada geese 50 Greylag 1 Canada/greylag hybrid 1 Black-headed gull 25 Lesser black-backed gull 10 Herring gull 8 Greater black-backed gull 1 Grey heron 1 Saline lagoon: Cur
26 December 2017
Wildlife sightings 24/12/17
a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Shelduck 21 Shoveler (female) Herring gull 5 Teal 9 Black headed gull 151 Saline lagoon Common seal (on river 11.30am) Teal 12 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 Jay 2 Magpie Willow tit Nuthatch Treecreeper 2 Bullfinch 20 Go
24 December 2017
Wildlife sightings - 21/12/17
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Lapwing 36 Black-headed gull 72 Herring gull 3 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 11 Hawthorn Wood Robin 5 Jay 2 Chaffinch 6 Other birds Teal - 32 - River Wear Grey heron - 2 - River Wear Shelduck - 10 - Reservoir Tree sparrow
21 December 2017
Wilflide sightings - 19/12/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (Frozen) Black-headed gull 27 Saline Lagoon (Frozen) Hawthorn Wood Robin 1 Blue tit 7 Great tit 8 Bullfinch 6 Chaffinch 5 Nuthatch 1 Other birds Shoveler - 2 - Reservoir Shelduck - 8 - Reservoir Tufted duck - 12 - Reservoir
19 December 2017
Wildlife sightings - 18/12/17
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (frozen) Kestrel 2 Saline Lagoon (frozen) Curlew 12 Hawthorn Wood Willow tit 1 Nuthatch 2 Jay 3 Robin 6 Dunnock 4 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Siskin 1 Bullfinch 15 Chaffinch 9 Other birds Greater black-backed gull - 6 - Rive
18 December 2017
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low 100% Frozen Lapwing - 1 Black-headed Gull - 7 Hawthorn Wood Greenfinch - 1 Robin - 1 Bullfinch - 10 Chaffinch - 9 Blue Tit - 7 Nuthatch - 1 Great Tit - 4 Coal Tit - 1 Other Birds Grey Heron
13 December 2017
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low 100% Frozen Curlew - 200 Black-headed Gull - 30 Saline Lagoon 100% Frozen Hawthorn Wood Robin - 5 Blackbird - 1 Dunnock - 1 Great Tit - 5 Blue Tit - 8 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1
12 December 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/12/2017
Wader Lake (AM, high tide, frozen): Mediterranean gull 1 Black-headed gull 169 Curlew 123 Starling 1 Lapwing 54 Saline lagoon (frozen): Herring gull 12 Black-headed gull 140+ Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Jay 2 Great-spotted woodpecker 1 Bl
11 December 2017
Wildlife sightings 07/12/17
a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Shelduck 8 Black headed gull 30 Greater black backed gull Herring gull Gadwall 2 Saline lagoon Curlew 20 Eurasian teal 2 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker Robin Bullfinch 8 Blue tit 4 Dunnock 2 Coal tit Great tit 6 Other bird
7 December 2017