Sightings - Washington
Wildlife sightings
Wader lake - a.m. high tide 60% frozen Mallard 50 Teal 74 Shelduck 5 Shoveller 2 Wigeon 7 Lapwing 14 Curlew 5 Redwing 16 River reed bed/Hawthorn Wood Treecreepe [...]
2 December 2011
Crossbills spotted
Six crossbills have just been spotted flying over the staff car park. [...]
2 December 2011
Sightings Update
Wader Lake One male mute swan flew in 12 noon. [...]
1 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Mid Tide Mallard - 72 Teal - 81 Redshank - 6 Lapwing - 9 Wigeon - 9 Black headed gull - 51 Shoveler - 1 Shelduck - 5 Moorhen - 3 Other Bird Specie [...]
1 December 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tide Level: Mid Shelduck - 11 Wigeon - 14 Teal - 126 Mallard - 30 Moorhen - 6 Shoveler - 2 Black-Headed Gull - 54 Herring Gull - 7 Common gull - 3 [...]
30 November 2011
Today's sightings
Wader Lake/ AM/ Tide - Mid Mallard - 64 Teal - 55 Shelduck - 10 Black-headed gull - 47 Common gull - 11 Grey heron - 7 Shoveler - 2 Jackdaw - 42 Kestrel - 2 [...]
29 November 2011
Woodcock on site
A woodcock has just flown onto site, landing in North Wood (4.05pm). [...]
29 November 2011
Today's sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tide Level: Low Wigeon - 10 Teal - 54 Mallard - 50 Shoveler - 2 Shelduck - 8 Black-headed gull - 117 Common gull - 4 Redshank - 11 Othe [...]
25 November 2011
Latest wildlife sightings
Wader Lake AM Low tide Teal 68 Wigeon 16 Redshank 8 Black-headed gull 36 Mallard 97 Cormorant (on river) 3 Hawthorn Woo [...]
24 November 2011
Today's sightings
Wader Lake AM Teal 48 Curlew 4 Mallard 63 Redshank 1 Lapwing 3 Black Headed Gull 37 Hawthorn Wood Woodpecker 1 Bullfinch 1 [...]
23 November 2011
Todays sightings
Wader Lake AM High Tide Teal 55 Mallard 11 Shelduck 7 Widgeon 3 Gadwall 5 Shovler 3 Redshank 38 Mute Swan (River) 2 Adults 1 Juvenile Cormorant (River) 5 Goosan [...]
19 November 2011
Good view of goosander
Last night on clearance I spotted a great bird on site - a male goosander swimming right in front of Paddy's Hide, as I was counting the curlew roost (670 birds btw!). At Washington, goosander are normally found on the river from late autumn/winter, so
18 November 2011
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Mid tide Lapwing 27 Redshank 19 Common Snipe 3 Curlew 11 Black-Headed-Gull 46 Wigeon 5 Gadwa [...]
18 November 2011
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Teal 67 Mallard 56 Heron 3 Black-Headed-Gull 150 Shelduck 2 River Wear Cormorant - 1 Other Bird Species Kestrel - 2 (Top me [...]
17 November 2011
Welcome back, you wonderful waxwing!
A Eurasian white-fronted goose has been on site since Monday, spending its time between the stream channel and the juvenile pen. The river footpath was alive with birds this morning, with at least 40 lesser redpoll feeding in the alder trees, as well as a
16 November 2011