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Sightings - Washington

Wildlife Sightings - 11/02/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 11/02/2020

Weather: Strong winds/ClearWind Speed: StrongRiver Wear Tide: LowWader LakeAMWater LEVEL: HighShelduck-30Great Black-Backed Gull- 1Tufted duck-2 (females)Lapwing-13Herring Gull- 34Black-Headed Gull-200+Coot-5Grey Heron-5Teal-8Curlew-1Shoveler-8Saline Lago

11 February 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 10/02/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 10/02/2020

Weather: sunny/windyWind Speed: strong gustsRiver Wear Tide Level: high (going out)Wader LakeAMWater Level: highStock Dove (pair outside kestrel box) - 2Grey Heron - 15Black-headed Gull - 200+Herring Gull - 26Great Black-backed Gull (3rd winter) - 1Lapwin

10 February 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 09/02/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 09/02/2020

Weather: Strong gusts/rainWind Speed: StrongRiver Wear: LowWader LakeAMWater Level: HighStock Dove (flew from Kestrel box) - 2Jackdaw - 24Great Black-backed Gull - 3Mute Swan - 1Lapwing - 22Grey Heron - 9Tufted Duck - 28 (11 males, 17 females)Curlew - 1Wi

9 February 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 08/02/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 08/02/2020

Wind Speed: MidRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighShelduck - 33Teal - 14Wigeon - 2Canada Goose - 3Lapwing - 90Redshank - 10Common Snipe - 2Herring Gull - 70Black-headed Gull - 220Grey Heron - 20Mute Swan - 2Saline Lagoo

8 February 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 07/02/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 07/02/2020

Weather: Overcast/ DullWind Speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeAMWater Level: HighShelduck- 22Canada Goose- 9Wigeon- 3 (2 male, 1 female)Shoveler- 2 (1 male, 1 female)Lapwing- 53Black- Headed Gull- 35Herring Gull- 6Hawthorn WoodAMNuthatch- 1D

7 February 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 06/02/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 06/02/2020

Weather: Clear/ SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMWater Level: HighTufted Duck- 2Shelduck- 30Lapwing- 48Shoveler- 11 (7 male, 4 female)Herring Gull- 44Black- Headed Gull- 160Snipe- 1Grey Heron- 14 (12 in hedge)Saline LagoonAMTide Level: MidSheldu

6 February 2020

Wildlife Sightings 5/2/2020

Wildlife Sightings 5/2/2020

River Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake (65% frozen)Lapwing - 30Teal - 3Redshank - 2Shelduck - 2Canada geese - 21Herring Gull - 16Black Headed Gull - 116Shoveler - 7Snipe - 1Wigeon (2m,1f) - 3Grey Heron (14 in hedge)

5 February 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 04/02/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 04/02/2020

Weather: OvercastWind Speed: Light WindRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMWater Level: HighShelduck- 37Lapwing- 12Curlew- 62Great Black-Backed Gull- 1Black-Headed Gull- 189Herring Gull- 13Grey Heron- 12 (8 in hedge)Shoveler- 7 (5 male, 2 female)Saline

4 February 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 03/02/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 03/02/2020

Weather - Clear - SunnyWind Speed - Very StrongRiver Wear Tide Level - MidWader LakeAMWater Level - HighShoveler - 6 (male), 2 (female)Lapwing - 10Curlew - 83Shelduck - 49Grey Heron - 25Mute Swan - 2Great Black-Backed Gull - 1Herring Gull - 27Black-Headed

3 February 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 02/02/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 02/02/2020

Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighLapwing - 12Grey Heron - 28 (21 in heronry)Shoveler - 2 maleRedshank - 3Shelduck - 36Teal - 5 (3 male & 2 female)Oystercatcher - 1Herring Gull - 3Black-headed Gull -

2 February 2020

Wildlife Sightings 1/2/2020

Wildlife Sightings 1/2/2020

Weather: Bright & SunnyWind Speed: Quite WindyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader LakeCurlew - 36Tufted Duck - 3Lapwing - 8Shelduck - 41Teal - 11Wigeon (1m, 1f) -2Redshank - 1Herring Gull - 12Black Headed Gull - 119Mute S

1 February 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 31/01/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 31/01/2020

Weather - OvercastWind Speed - MildRiver Wear Tide Level - HighWader LakeAMWater Level - HighBlack-tailed Godwit - 1Lapwing - 4Shelduck - 18Mute Swan - 2Black-Headed Gull - 49Herring Gull - 9Tufted Duck - 2 (male)Curlew - 11Grey Heron - 12Wigeon - 2 (pair

31 January 2020

Wildlife Sightings -  30/01/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 30/01/2020

Weather - Overcast - MildWind Speed - GustyRiver Wear Tide Level - HighWader LakeAMWater Level - MidMute Swan - 2Shelduck - 11Goosander - 1 - (m)Grey Heron - 13Herring Gull - 2Black Headed Gull - 90Curlew - 2Jackdaw - 18Teal - 4Saline LagoonAMTide Level -

30 January 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 29/01/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 29/01/2020

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMWater Level : HighShelduck- 17Lapwing- 4Black- Headed Gull- 163Herring Gull- 8Heron- 10Saline LagoonAMTide Level: MidTeal- 31Curlew- 1Shelduck- 2Hawthorn Wood HideAMLong Tailed Tit- 4Gre

29 January 2020

Wildlife Sightings - 28/01/2020

Wildlife Sightings - 28/01/2020

Weather: ClearRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMWater Level: HighBlack-headed Gull - 28Herring Gull - 5Mute Swan - 2Grey Heron - 1Shelduck - 3Saline Lagoon Tide Level: MidTeal - 37Shelduck - 2Grey Heron (on meadow) - 4Hawthorn WoodBullfinch - 8 (4 mal

28 January 2020