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Sightings - Washington

Wildlife sightings - 09/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 09/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: mid Wader Lake Eurasian teal 47 Redshank 13 Common snipe 6 Black-headed gull 50 Common sandpiper 1 Saline Lagoon Domestic embden geese 2 Eurasian teal 4 Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Willow tit 1 Chaffinch 10 Blue ti

9 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 08/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 08/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: high Wader Lake Shelduck 1 (first in the season) Little grebe 1 (uncommon visitor) Wigeon 1 Coot 1 Redshank 38 Eurasian teal 74 Black-headed gull 18 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Curlew 1 Eurasian teal 5 Hawthorn Wood Robin 3 Dunnock 1 Willo

8 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 07/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 07/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Eurasian teal 77 Redshank 28 Black-tailed godwit 1 Black-headed gull 80 Grey heron 1 Saline Lagoon Kingfisher (male) 1 Curlew 1 Black-tailed godwit 1 Eurasian teal 3 (river reedbed) 'Domestic' embden geese 2 Hawthorn Wood

7 November 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 6/11/16

Wildlife Sightings - 6/11/16

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Goosander (female) - 1 Eurasian Teal - 122 Lapwing - 2 Black-tailed Godwit - 3 Common Snipe - 2 Herring Gull (juvenile) - 1 Black-headed Gull - 67 Redshank - 11   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide

6 November 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 5/11/16

Wildlife Sightings - 5/11/16

Wader Lake      Time/AM      Tide/Mid Peregrine Falcon (juvenile) - 1 Curlew - 63 Redshank - 21 Common Snipe - 2 Teal - 36 Grey Heron - 2   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Teal - 27 Grey Heron - 1 Great Black-backed Gull - 1

5 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 04/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 04/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: mid Wader Lake Eurasian teal 20 Redshank 4 Curlew 1 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 30 Eurasian teal 12 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 2 Chaffinch 2 Robin 1 Blue tit 3 Other birds Bullfinch - 5 - Wader Lake footpath Redwing - 10 - Saline Lagoon

4 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 02/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 02/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Little egret 1 Common snipe 2 Eurasian teal 60 Saline Lagoon Kestrel 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker Bullfinch Great tit Coal tit Wren Robin Willow tit Other birds Redwing - 7 - Middle Wood /Forgotten Meadow Redsha

2 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 01/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 01/11/16

a.m. Tide level: mid Wader Lake Redshank 5 Eurasian teal 40 Kestrel 2 Lapwing 4 Black-headed gull 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 40 Grey heron 1 Eurasian teal 10 Hawthorn Wood Coal tit 2 Willow tit 1 Chaffinch 5 Bullfinch 1 Greenfinch 1 Dunnock 3 Other birds Spar

1 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 31/10/16

Wildlife sightings - 31/10/16

a.m. Tide level: High Wader Lake Lapwing 50 Curlew 10 Eurasian teal 7 Redshank 2 Snipe 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 16 Eurasian teal 4 Hawthorn Wood Robin 6 Dunnock 2 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 4 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Coal tit 2 Blue tit 1 Long tailed tit 8 Othe

31 October 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 30/10/16

Wildlife Sightings - 30/10/16

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Redshank - 7 Teal - 25 Snipe - 3   Saline Lagoon Curlew - 1   Hawthorn Wood Coal Tit - 5 Bullfinch - 10 Greenfinch - 2 Blue Tit - 8

30 October 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 29/10/16

Wildlife Sightings - 29/10/16

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Teal - 83 Shelduck - 1 Kestrel (pair) - 2 Stock Dove - 9 Grey Wagtail - 2 Jackdaw - 8 Starling - 2   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/Low Curlew - 20 Teal - 38 Black-headed Gull - 18 Great Black-b

29 October 2016
Wildlife sightings - 28/10/16

Wildlife sightings - 28/10/16

a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Peregrine falcon (juvenile) 1 Lapwing 32 Black-tailed godwit 11 Redshank 23 Curlew 10 Grey heron 4 Stock dove 14 Jay 3 Saline Lagoon Curlew Teal Grey heron Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Nuthatch 1 Willow tit 2 Lo

28 October 2016
Wildlife sightings - 27/10/16

Wildlife sightings - 27/10/16

a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Water rail 1 (in front of Diageo Hide) Lapwing 42 Curlew 18 Redshank 9 Teal 36 Black-tailed godwit 5 Saline Lagoon Curlew 22 Grey heron 2 Teal 16 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 10 Chaffinch 6 Goldfinch 11 Willow tit 1 Coal tit 7 G

27 October 2016
Wildlife sightings - 26/10/16

Wildlife sightings - 26/10/16

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 4 Eurasian teal 35 Lapwing 14 Grey heron 1 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal Hawthorn Wood Chaffinch 4 Goldfinch 6 Blue tit 3 Dunnock 2 Great tit 1 Greenfinch 3 Other birds Cormorant - 1 - River Wear Black-hea

26 October 2016
Wildlife sightings - 24/10/16

Wildlife sightings - 24/10/16

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 1 Curlew 1 Common snipe 2 Eurasian teal 47 Redshank 32 Black-headed gull 41 Kestrel 1 Wigeon 2 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Eurasian teal 4 Stock dove 2 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Bullfinch 4 Chaffinch 10 Rob

24 October 2016