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Sightings - Washington

Wildlife Sightings - 21/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 21/03/2020

Weather: Sunny - some cloudWind Speed: BreezyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake - AM - MID water levelAvocet - 11Shoveler - (Male) 6 (Female) 2Shelduck - 60Wigeon - (Male) 1 (Female) 1Lawping - 24Common Snipe - 1Herring Gull - 48Lesser black back gull -

21 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 20/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 20/03/2020

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: Very LowWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: MidGrey Heron - 32Avocet - 8Lapwing - 20Common Snipe - 5Redshank - 4Oystercatcher - 2Gadwall - 2Teal - 10Shoveler - 6Wigeon - 2Shoveler - 27Saline Lagoo

20 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 19/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 19/03/2020

Weather: Bright & SunnyWindspeed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake - AM - Water level - midLesser black backed gull - 6Shoveler - 5 (Male) 1 (Female)Avocet - 16Redshank - 20Lapwing - 17mute swan - 2Oyster catcher - 4gawall - 1 (Male)Shelduck - 56

19 March 2020

Wildlife sightings - 18/03/20

Wildlife sightings - 18/03/20

a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeMute swan 1Grey heron 34Lapwing 34Avocet 35Shoveler 5Shelduck 1Gadwall 1Oystercatcher 2Redshank 1SnipeSaline LagoonLesser black-backed gull 2Oystercatcher 2Gadwall 2Hawthorn WoodGreat-spotted woodpecker 2Willow tit 1Reed bunt

18 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 17/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 17/03/2020

Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeWater Level: MidRedshank - 28Avocet - 24Shelduck - 39Canada Goose - 26Greylag Goose - 22Grey Heron - 29Lapwing - 27Shoveler - 2 (males)Black-headed Gull - 159Saline LagoonTide Level: MidShelduck - 11Grey

17 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 16/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 16/03/2020

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: Slight

16 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings- 14/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings- 14/03/2020

Weather: OvercastWind Speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMWater Level: Falling/HighMute Swan- 2Gadwall- 2Teal- 19Wigeon- 2Shoveler- 8Shelduck- 50Oystercatcher- 4Lapwing- 30Redshank- 6Avocet- 4Herring Gull- 52Lesser Black- Backed Gull - 5Blac

14 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings- 13/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings- 13/03/2020

Weather: Overcast, light rainWind Speed: ModerateRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMWater Level: HighMute Swan- 3Shelduck- 57Wigeon- 2 (pair)Teal- 33Shoveler- 14 (2 female, 12 male)Tufted Duck- 22 (8 female, 14 male)Lapwing- 30Redshank- 6Common Snipe-

13 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 12/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 12/03/2020

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: GustyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMWater Level: HighShelduck- 46Redshank- 19Herring Gull- 48Lapwing- 27Avocet- 1Oystercatcher- 4Lesser Black-Backed Gull- 1Greylag Goose- 2Canada Goose- 18Snipe- 1Shoveler- 7 (5 male, 2 fe

12 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 11/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 11/03/2020

Weather; SunnyWind Speed: GustyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMWater Level: HighShelduck- 52Tufted Duck- 21Avocet- 2Oystercatcher- 2Lapwing- 26Curlew- 2Redshank- 4Teal- 19Wigeon- pairShoveler- 4 (male)Grey Heron- 22Saline LagoonAMTide Level; MidReds

11 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 10/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 10/03/2020

Weather: OvercastWind Speed: GustyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeAMWater Level: HighGrey Heron- 34Lesser Black-Backed Gull- 4Lapwing- 33Shelduck- 53Teal- 25Stock Dove- 1Mute Swan- 2Canada Goose- 33Shoveler- PairCurlew- 2Greylag- 5Saline LagoonAMTide

10 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 09/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 09/03/2020

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeAMWater Level: HighSnipe - 7Greylag Goose - 9Tufted Duck - 23 (12 males, 11 females)Shelduck - 54Canada Goose - 23Grey Heron - 21Great Black-backed Gull - 1Herring Gull - 20Shoveler - 6 (4 m

9 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 08/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 08/03/2020

Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWind Speed: LowWader LakeAMWater Level - HighGrey heron - 28Shelduck - 55Oystercatcher - 3Tufted Duck - 18Redshank - 6Lapwing - 33Greylag goose - 2Canada goose - 5Great Black Backed Gull - 1Wigeon - 2 (pair)Snipe -

8 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings- 07/03/2020

Wildlife Sightings- 07/03/2020

Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeAMWater Level: HighMute Swan- 4Shelduck- 36Greylag Goose- 3Tufted Duck- 16Oystercatcher- 7Canada Goose- 31Black Headed Gull- 150Lapwing- 35Shoveler- 2 (male)Teal- 16Gadwall- 1 (male)Herring Gull- 27Great

7 March 2020

Wildlife Sightings -  05/03/20

Wildlife Sightings - 05/03/20

Weather: Sunny Wind Speed: Light River Wear Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake AM Water Level - High Shelduck - 43 Herring Gull - 21 Lapwing - 22 Shoveler - 7 (5 males, 2 female) Wigeon - 2 (1 male, 1 female) Gadwall - 2 (1 male, 1 female) Osyter Catcher - 1

5 March 2020