Latest sightings
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - High/Time - AM Grey Heron - 25 Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 36 Herring Gull - 32 Black Headed Gull - 56 Shoveler - 2 Shelduck - 22 Saline Lagoon/Tide - High/Time - AM Shelduck - 2 Other Birds Curlew - River Wear - 1 Treecreeper - Spring
13 February 2015
Grey partridge
A grey partridge in the hand... Our aviculture manager Kristian had a lovely start to his morning, when he stumbled across this rather fine looking grey partridge. Or Alan, as he dubbed him. Geddit!? (*Nudges and wink
13 February 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Heron - 27 Lapwing - 62 Curlew - 1 Tufted Duck - 10 Teal - 8 Wigeon - 12 Canada Goose - 20 Greylag Goose - 1 Black-headed Gull - 60 Shelduck - 42 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Moorhen - 2 Mallard - 6
12 February 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Lapwing - 100 Grey Heron - 19 Canada Goose - 14 Shelduck - 6 Mallard - 50 Black-headed Gull - 60 Black-backed Gull - 10 Moorhen - 2 Snipe - 2 Greylag - 1 Teal - 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 10 Mallard - 6 &
6 February 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Lapwing - 30 Black-headed Gull - 150 Grey Heron - 10 Canada Goose - 11 Greylag Goose - 1 Herring Gull - 7 Great Black-backed Gull - 2 Saline Lagoon Teal - 22 Hawthorn Wood Goldcrest - 1 Nuthatch -
4 February 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Very Low 50% Frozen Heron - 5 Lapwing - 80+ Shelduck - 2 Black-headed Gull - 30 Canada Goose - 17 Greylag Goose - 1 Herring Gull - 20 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Saline Lagoon 100% Frozen &nb
2 February 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Black Headed Gull - 160 Lapwing - 125 Heron - 4 Shelduck - 2 Saline Lagoon 100% frozen River Wear Goosander - 3 Teal - 12 Shelduck - 6 Reservoir Tufted Duck - 21 Coot - 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 8 Long-tailed Tit - 4 Rob
30 January 2015
Sightings 29/1/15
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/MID Lapwing - 25 Heron - 7 Black-headed Gull - 150+ Shelduck - 13 Canada Goose - 9 Greylag Goose - 2 Saline Lagoon 100% Frozen Hawthorn Woods Bullfinch - 14 Chaffinch - 6 Great Tit - 4 Blue Tit
30 January 2015
Sightings 28/1/15
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/MID-HIGH Lapwing - 85 Redshank - 8 Heron - 14 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Shelduck - 20 Black-headed Gull - 6 Teal - 7 Herring Gull - 8 Tufted Duck - 8 Canada Goose - 10 Greylag Goose - 1 Saline Lagoon
30 January 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Lapwing - 95 Heron - 15 Shoveler - 15 Canada Goose - 9 Greylag Goose - 1 Herring Gull - 10 Greater Black-backed Gull - 1 Black-headed Gull - 30 White Mallard - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 5 Great Tit - 8
27 January 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Mid Lapwing - 75 Black-headed Gull - 25 Herring Gull - 20 Greater Black-backed Gull - 1 Heron - 5 Shelduck - 8 Teal - 1 Canada Goose - 9 Greylag Goose - 1 Saline Lagoon Teal - 25 Other Birds Tufted Duck - Reservoir - 5 Long-tai
25 January 2015
Today's Sightings
Time: AM / Tide Level: Mid. Wader Lake - partly frozen. Redshank - 2 Lapwing - 10 Black-headed Gull - 70 Herring Gull - 7 Grey Heron - 7 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 4 Teal - 11 Reservoir Tufted Duck - 40+ Shelduck - 5 Hawthorn Wo
24 January 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Black-headed Gull - 46 Herring Gull - 3 Lapwing - 22 Saline Lagoon/Tide - Low/Time - AM Shelduck - 8 Teal - 32 Moorhen - 10 River Wear Goldeneye - 2 Redshank - 10 Grey Heron - 2 Great Black Backed Gull - 4 Black-headed Gull
23 January 2015
Black-tailed godwit
A black-tailed godwit in winter plumage was on Wader Lake this morning - a rare visitor on site at this time of year :-)
20 January 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid 100% frozen Lapwing - 68 Black-headed Gull - 50+ Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Teal - 30 Herring Gull - 2 Saline Lagoon 100% frozen Shelduck - 12 Curlew (meadow) - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfin
20 January 2015