Latest sightings
Wildlife Sightings 14/08/2026
Lots of Black Tailed Godwit on the lake this morning as well as some Dragonfly activity at the Amphibian ponds with the early heat am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Black Tailed God
14 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 13/08/2026
Lots of Black Tailed Godwit on the lake this morning as well as some Dragonfly activity at the Amphibian ponds with the early heat. Most exciting was a sighting of a Purple Hairstreak Butterfly at Close Encounters am/pm Wader Lake S
14 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 12/08/2026
Common Buzzard perched on the fenceline at North Wood, large Goldfinch flocks flying around Wader Lake meadow, some flocks have 40+ birds. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Common S
14 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 11/08/2026
Amazing sighting across the site- Spoonbill and Great White Egret on Wader Lake, Willow Emerald damselfly at Amphibian Ponds and Kingfisher at the Stream Channel, to give a few examples. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water
11 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 10/08/26
Bright morning after the heavy rain yesterday, lots of waders out on wader lake, 60+ Redshank, 50 Lapwing, 12 Black Tailed Godwit and a few Curlews. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total
10 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 08/08/2026
Lots of wading birds on Wader Lake, including 8 lovely snipe feeding in the muddy margins. There’s several mixed tit flocks out and about, including flocks of Goldfinch, interspersed with foraging Black cap and Gold crest. A few notable butterfly specie
8 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 07/08/2026
5 Common Snipe Infront of Diageo Hide on Wader Lake, lots of other post breeding wading birds in groups around the lakes back bank. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Avocet
7 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 06/08/2026
A stunning Kingfisher was observed from the River View Point A large flock of 64 Goldfinches, including both adults and juveniles, feeding amongst the thistle seed heads around the Amphibian Ponds. am Wader Lake Species
6 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 01/08/2026
Four snipe on Wader Lake feeding in the muddy margins and 5 swallow hawking across the lake am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Greylag goose 158 Curlew
1 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 31/07/2026
A stoat swimming across the River Wear was a bit of a surprise as I first thought I was watching a stick move against the tide. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Shelduck
31 July 2026
Wildlife Sightings 28/07/2026
A Greenshank and 4 Black tailed Godwit on the lake this morning alongside lots of post breeding wading birds using the lake to roost for the day. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total A
28 July 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 26/07/26
Large flock of Greylag Geese landed on Wader Lake, 102 total. Several Curlew and Greenshank on the far end of Wader Lake in front of Vic Robins Hide as well as 2 Common Snipe out in the open in front of Paddy Flemming Hide am/pm Wad
26 July 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 25/07/26
A pair of Willow Tits at Hawthorn wood hide feeding together (red/brown and an un-ringed bird), a Greenshank and Snipe showing well on Wader Lake as well. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total
25 July 2026
Wildlife Sightings 24/07/2026
A Greenshank and 6 Little Egert on the lake this morning alongside lots of post breeding wading birds using the lake to roost for the day. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Avocet
24 July 2026
Wildlife Sightings 23/07/2026
A nice post breeding lapwing flock on wader lake, four little egret in the Heronry and lovely snipe probing around in the mud am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Herring Gull
23 July 2026