Latest sightings
Wildlife Sightings 02/01/2023
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGrey heron - 1Lapwing - 5Black-headed gull - 53Herring gull - 9Mute Swan - 1Teal - 7Shelduck - 5Wigeon - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationDunnock - 2R
2 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings 01/01/2023
Weather..OvercastRiver Wear Tide level..MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal -36Shellduck -5Shoveler -1Lapwing -74Black Headed Gull -13Herring Gull -3Wigeon -1Redshank-2Cananda Goose x Greylag -1Hawthorn Wood Bird feeding Area Great Tit -10Bullfinch -2Chaffinch -7Du
1 January 2023
Wildlife Sightings 31/12/2022
Weather: ClearRiver Wear Tide Level : HighWader Lake SpeciesCurlew - 1Lapwing - 30Greylag goose - 4Greylag x Canada goose hybrid - 1Canada Goose - 13Cormorant (fly over) - 1Teal - 61Redshank - 13Black-headed gull
31 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings 30/12/2022
Weather: Wind, OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesCanada x Greylag - 1Shoveler - 3 (m)Gadwall - 2 (f)Teal - 17Mallard - 32Shelduck - 4Lapwing - 46Redshank - 2Grey heron - 1BH Gull - 80Her
30 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 29/12/22
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 6Shelduck - 25Lapwing - 16Black-headed Gull - 87Herring Gull - 26Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1Grey Heron - 2Canada Goose - 1Teal - 26Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBullfinch - 9Goldfi
29 December 2022
Wildlife sightings - 28/12/2022
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeGreylag 16Canada goose 25Canada goose / greylag cross 2Shelduck 8Great-black-back gull 1Herring gull 54Black-backed gull 96Grey heron 2Curlew 31Redshank 33Lapwing 26Hawthorn WoodGreenfinch 3Great-spotted woodpecker 1Chaffinc
28 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 27/12/2022
Weather: dullRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Lapwing - 2Redshank - 2Shelduck - 2Canada Goose - 7Greylag - 2Hawthorn wood:Chaffinch - 15Coal tit - 4Nuthatch - 1Greenfinch - 2Dunnock - 1Black-bird - 2Bullfinch - 5Blue tit - 11Great tit - 8Goldfinch
27 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings 26/12/2022
Weather: IcyRiver Wear Ride Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesBlack-headed gull (7 1st Winter) - 52Grey heron - 1Herring Gull - 65Curlew - 1Lapwing - 8Greylag goose - 3Shelduck - 2Whooper Swan (Flying over lake) - 2Wader
26 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings 24/12/2022
Weather: misty but becoming clearRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose - 3Greylag Goose - 1Little Egret - 1Sparrowhawk - 1(f)Teal - 8Jay Heron hedge - 2Lapwing approx 20 flew over - 16Redshank
24 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings 23/12/2022
Weather: Overcast, DrissleRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 8Redshank - 1Greylag - 6Canada Goose - 3Wader Lake FootpathSiskin - 14Goldfinch - 6Jay - 1Redwing - 5Long-tailed tit - 10Hawthorn
23 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 22/12/2022
Weather: CloudyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Lapwing - 6Moorhen - 3Greylag goose - 6Canada goose - 4Blackbird - 3 (Footpath)Goldfinch - 5 (Footpath)Blue tit - 1 (Footpath)Robin - 1 (Footpath)Jay - (Footpath)Hawthorn wood:Nuthatch - 1Great-spotte
22 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 21/12/2022
Weather: BrightRiver wear tide level: LowWader lake species:Redshank - 1Moorhen - 4Jay - 1Grey lag - 2Shelduck - 1Grey Heron - 2Birds noted on river:Cormorant - 4Grey Heron - 2Black - headed gull - 270Mute swan - 1 (Juv)Hawthorn wood bird feeding area:Gol
21 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 20/12/2022
Weather: Sunny / CloudyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Redshank - 6Moorhen - 5Lapwing - 1Canada goose -1Greylag goose - 1Wood pigeon - 1Hawthorn wood:Great spotted woodpecker - 2Blue tit - 4Robin - 1Coal tit - 4Chaffinch - 3Blackbird - 1Bullfinch
20 December 2022
Wildlife sightings - 19/12/2022
Weather:Clear skies/ iceRiver Wear tide level: midWader lake:Redshank - 3(Wader lake ice cover starting to thaw)Hawthorn wood:Greenfinch - 2Coal tit - 2Bullfinch - 5Chaffinch - 4Blue tit - 11Other birds noted around site:Woodcook - 1 (North wood)Goosander
19 December 2022
Wildlife Sightings 18/12/2022
Weather: Overcast / ColdRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesnothingHawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaDunnock - 3Coal tit - 5Bullfinch - 4Great tit - 9Stock Dove - 1Blackbird - 1Robin - 2Chaffinch - 8Blue tit
18 December 2022