Latest sightings
Wildlife Sightings - 28/06/2023
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesBlack-headed Gull - 202 & 10 chicksGadwall - 2 & 6 chicksCommon Tern - 75 & 35 chicksAvocet - 34Shelduck - 6Oystercatcher - 5Tufted Duck - 15 & 22 ducklingsGrey Heron - 11Curlew - 1Lapwing - 17
28 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 27/06/2023
Weather: RainRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesBlack-headed Gull - 74 & 11 chicksAvocet - 45Tufted Duck - 7 & 42 ducklingsGadwall - 1 & 6 ducklingsShelduck - 6 & 12 ducklingsCommon Tern - 34 & 19 chicksGrey Heron - 14Lapwing - 2 & 1 chickRedsha
27 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 25/06/2023
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesTufted Duck - 16 (28 ducklings)Avocet - 20 (3 chicks)Oystercatcher - 2 (1 chick)Common Tern - 42 (22 chicks)Black-headed Gull - 141 (12 chicks)Gadwall - 5 (6 ducklings)Teal - 2Lapwing - 82Grey
25 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 24/06/2023
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 30Lapwing - 26 + 1 chickRedshank - 12 + 2 juv.Oystercatcher - 2 + 2 chicksCommon Tern - 60 + 16 chicksB.H. Gull - 400 + 16 chicksGadwall (5 juv. + 5 duck
24 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 23/06/2023
Weather: Overcast and coldRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader Lake:Teal - 5Avocet - 13 + 4 nestingShelduck - 14 +1 brood of 12 chicksBlack-headed Gulls - 85 +19 chicks and 3 juvenileOystercatcher - 6 + 1 chickGreylag Goose - 8Tufted ducks 2 broods 8+15 d
23 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 22/06/2023
AMRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 37Common Tern - 37 + 9 chicksGreylag - 2 + 4 chicksTufted Duck - 6 + 8 chicksGadwall = 3 + 6 chicksRedshank - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGoldfi
22 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 21/06/23
Weather: Bright, sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGadwall - 2 female & 7 ducklings (2 broods, 1 of 6 & 1 of 1)Avocet - 34 & 2 chicks (1 brood of 2)Tufter Duck - 1 female & 9 ducklingsCommon Tern - 52 & 18 chicksBlack-headed Gull - 39 & 43
21 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 20/06/2023
Weather: Light rainRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 32Lapwing - 8 + 1 chickRedshank - 5 + 2 juv.Oystercatcher 3 + 2 chicksGadwall (3 juv. + 2 broods of 5 & 6 ducklings) - 11 + 3 juv.Shoveler - 5Teal
20 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 19/06/2023
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeBlack-headed gull 70Med x black-headed gull 1Shelduck 17 + 7 ducklingsGadwall 2 + 12 ducklingsAvocet 31Common tern 48 + 15 chicksTufted duck 4 + 9 ducklingsCanada goose 5Oystercatcher 1 + 1 chickGrey heron 14Common gull 6Lapw
19 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 18/06/2023
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGadwall - 2 + 6 ducklingsShelduck - 19 + 21 ducklingsTeal - 2Lapwing - 14Oystercatcher + 2 + 1 chickMed x Black-backed gull - 1Avocet - 33Tufted duck - 4Comm
18 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 17/06/2023
Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 34 + 4 nestOystercatcher -2 + 2 chicksLapwing - 8 + 1 chickRedshank - 3 +1Common Tern - 184 + 17 chicksBlack-headed Gull - 109 + 22 chicksCommon Gull - 5Kingfisher - 1Teal - 1Gadwall - 11Shove
17 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 16/06/2023
Weather: sunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 32Oystercatcher - 2 + 3 ChicksLapwing - 6 +1 ChicksCommon Snipe - 3Redshank - 3Common Tern - 140 + 8 ChicksBlack-headed Gull - 107 + 16 ChicksCommon Gull - 14Med Gull - 1Gadwall - 22Shoveler -
16 June 2023
Wildlife Sightings 15/06/2023
Weather: Sunny & WarmRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 21 + 7 ducklingsAvocet - 37Black-headed Gull - 80 + 3 chicksCommon tern - 118 + 7 chicksGreylag Goose - 4 + 4 goslingsGadwall - 34Canada Goose -
15 June 2023
Wildlife sightings - 14/06/2023
a.m. Tide level: LowWader LakeAvocet 40Grey heron 21Common tern 176 + 6 chicksShelduck 23 + 18 chicksLapwing 9Black-headed gull 100 + 5 chicksLittle-ringed plover 2Redshank 2Gadwall 2Oystercatcher 3 + 1 chickTufted duck 6Canada goose 4 + 6 chicksHawthorn
14 June 2023
Wildlife sightings 13/06/2023
Wader Lake, sunny and warm, mid-tide:Avocet 45Lapwing 8Redshank 9Oystercatcher 3Common tern 167 and 6 chicksGadwall 26Shoveler 6Teal 2Tufted duck 21 and 10 chicksShelduck 19Greylag 10 and 6 chicksCommon gull 1Black-headed gull 124 and 7 chicksGrey heron 2
13 June 2023