Latest sightings
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/High Tide Curlew - 10 Redshank - 18 Lapwing - 7 Common Snipe - 4 Teal - 33 Grey Heron - 12 Sparrow Hawk - 1 Saline Lagoon Common Sandpiper - 1 Other Birds Treecreeper - Car Park Wood - 1 Jay - North Wood - 3 Great Spotted Woodpecker - Holl
21 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/High Tide Black Headed Gull - 62 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 3 Common Snipe - 1 Teal - 72 Shoveler - 5 Gadwall - 2 Grey Heron - 5 Saline Lagoon Redshank - 2 Mallard - 14 Black Headed Gull -18 Other Birds River Wear: Grey Heron - 5 Redshank -
20 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/High Tide Teal - 45 Mallard - 22 Moorhen - 2 Shoveler - 10 Black Headed Gull - 60 Snipe - 1 Jay - 1 Little Grebe - 1 Saline Lagoon Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2 Mallard - 16 Black Headed Gull - 6 Redshank - 1 Other Birds Kestrel - Flew over W
19 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/Mid Tide Lapwing - 52 Curlew - 3 Redshank - 4 Shoveler - 5 Wigeon - 1 Other Birds Great Spotted Woodpecker - Spring Gill - 1 Nuthatch - Spring Gill - 1 Long Tailed Tit - Spring Gill - 14 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch - 1 Willow Tit - 1 Great Tit -
17 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Snipe - 4 Redshank - 2 Lapwing - 24 Black-headed Gull - 45 Curlew - 6 Teal - 25 Tufted Duck - 10 Grey Heron - 2 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Mid Grey Heron - 1 Hawthorn Wood Sparrow -
16 September 2012
Todays Wildlife Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Lapwing - 68 Redshank - 2 Black-headed Gull - 58 Teal - 20 Grey Heron - 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Tufted Duck - 6 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 8 Chaffinch - 6 Nuthatch - 1 Robin - 1 Blue Tit - 10 Willo
15 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader lake/am/Low Tide Teal - 23 Stock Dove - 2 Grey Heron - 5 Saline lagoon/River Grey Heron - 8 Other birds 13/9 - 20:15pm - Bittern (Flew over Wader Lake) 13/9 - 20:50pm - Barn Owl (Old Oak Meadow) Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Nuthatch
14 September 2012
Whimbrel
There are two whimbrel among the curlew roosting at Wader Lake tonight.
13 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/Low Tide Shoveler - 6 Gadwall - 4 Teal - 27 Grey Heron - 3 Stock Dove - 1 Rive Wear Black Headed Gull - 114 Curlew - 1 Other Birds Pink Foot Goose - Flew over site - 50 Goshawk - Flushed from Salione Lagoon - 1 Long Tailed Tit - Wader Lake P
13 September 2012
Moth Count
Moth count from the monitor this morning: Square Spot Rustic - 7 Brown-Spot Pinion - 1 Rosy Rustic - 1 Pink-Barred Sallow - 1
12 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/Mid Tide Greylag - 189 Canada - 32 Redshank - 16 Lapwing - 34 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Black Headed Gull - 14 Teal - 1 Shoveler - 1 Gadwall - 1 Mallard -14 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 42 Mallard - 16 Grey Heron - 2 Other Birds Jay
11 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/mid tide Redshank - 32 Lapwing - 63 Black Headed Gull - 69 Mallard - 12 Gadwall - 3 Snipe - 2 Jack Snipe - 1 Shoveler - 2 Grey Heron - 1 Greylag Goose - 6 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 39 Hawthon Wood Nuthatch - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecke
10 September 2012
Latest Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/HIGH TIDE Lapwing - 117 Redshank - 82 Teal - 33 Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 10 Wigeon - 1 Black Headed Gull - 114 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Herring Gull - 2+1 juvenile Grey Heron - 5 Stock Dove - 10 SALINE LAGOON/RIVER/AM/HIGH TIDE Grey
7 September 2012
Buzzard on site
A buzzard was spotted above the play area at about 4pm today, heading over the flamingo house then up river towards Penshaw Monument.
6 September 2012
Todays Moth Count
Bordered Pug - 1 Six Striped Rustic - 12 Sallow - 3 Frosted Orange - 1 Lempke's Gold Spot - 1 Rosy Rustic - 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing - 2 Canary Shouldered Thorn - 1 Mouse Moth - 1
6 September 2012