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Wildlife Sightings - 23/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 23/11/2022

Weather: light rainRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Shelduck - 3Moorhen - 4Black-headed Gull - 8Hawthorn wood:Great-spotted Woodpecker - 1Green finch - 2Chaffinch - 5Bullfinch - 2Coal tit - 4Blue tit - 5Robin - 1Great tit - 4Dunnock - 4Moorhen - 2O

23 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings 22/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings 22/11/2022

Weather..cloudyRiver Wear Tide Level..midWader Lake SpeciesShell duck -3Teal -2Lapwing -5pied Wagtail -1Black Headed Gull-19Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationLong Tailed Tit -5Coal Tit -4Great Tit -3Blue Tit -2Bull Finch -4Chaffinch -3Stock Dove -2Green

22 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings - 21/11/22

Wildlife Sightings - 21/11/22

Weather: Foggy, frostyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Species Time/AM Redshank - 1Moorhen - 4Teal - 3Shalduck - 1Black-headed Gull - 3Coot - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationChaffinch - 6Bullfinch - 4Bule Tit - 2Great Tit - 5Coal Tit - 2Gre

21 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings  20/112022

Wildlife Sightings 20/112022

Weather..Bright and clearRiver Wear Tide Level ..Wader Lake SpeciesBlack Headed Gull -2Lapwing -5Kestrel -1Pied Wagtail -1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Station Willow Tit -1Green Finch -4Bullfinch -2Coal Tit -1Great Spotted Woodpecker -1Bird Species noted ar

20 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings - 19/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 19/11/2022

Weather: Light RainRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesShelduck 4Redshank 2Lapwing 11Black - headed gull 4Teal 8Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaWillow tit 1Greenfinch 2Goldfinch 2Bullfinch 8 (M) 1 (F)Nuthatch

19 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings 18/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings 18/11/2022

Weather..Rain River Wear Tide Level ..HighWader Lake SpeciesShell Duck -6Teal -4Moor Hen -6Red Shank -2Dunlin -1Bill Gull -14...( Work on wader lake )Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWillow Tit -2Coal Tit -3Great Tit -4Blue Tit -7Bull Finch -6Gold Finch

18 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings - 17/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 17/11/2022

Weather: Wind / RainyRiver Wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Shelduck - 3Teal - 56Grey Heron - 2Red-shank - 15Moorhen - 3Black-headed Gull - 16Hawthorn wood:Green-finch - 10Chaffinch - 11Goldfinch - 7Coal tit - 3Blue tit - 4Great tit - 2Bullfinch - 3Othe

17 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings 16/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings 16/11/2022

Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: High-MidWader Lake SpeciesBlack-tailed godwit - 2Redshank - 42Teal - 1Shelduck - 2Moorhen - 5Carrion Crow - 2Black-headed gull - 2Wader Lake FootpathRobin - 1Bullfinch - 3G

16 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings 15/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings 15/11/2022

Weather..RainRiver Wear Tide Level ..HighWader Lake SpeciesShell Duck-6Redshank -38Teal -10Curlew -37Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaWillow Tit -1Blue Tit --8Coal Tit -3Green Finch -4Chaffinch -6Great Tit -6Bull Finch -3Robin -2Bird Species noted around si

15 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings 14/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings 14/11/2022

Weather: Bright, mistyRiver Wear Tide Level: Low-MidWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 2(m)Redshank - 8Black-headed gull - 11Teal - 5Lapwing - 5Pied wagtail - 1(f)Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWillow tit - 2Nuthatch -

14 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings 13/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings 13/11/2022

Weather Some cloud/DullRiver Wear Tide Level..MidWader Lake SpeciesShell Duck -1Grey Heron -1Teal -10lapwing -26Redshank -2Black Headed Gull -13Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding areaCoal Tit -2Robin -2Great Tit -5Dunnock -1Green Finch -3Willow Tit -2Bull Finch -

13 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings - 12/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 12/11/2022

Weather: warn / sunny, clear skiesRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 40Lapwing - 29Red-shank - 9Grey Heron - 2Curlew - 11Red-wing - 3 (Wader lake footpath)Goldfinch - 16 (Wader lake footpath)Robin - 1 (Wader lake footpath)Cormorant - 1 (flying

12 November 2022

Wildlife sightings 11/11/2022

Wildlife sightings 11/11/2022

Weather..Patchy sun/High WindsRiver Wear Tide Level..LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal -31Curlew -2Gray Heron -2Lapwing -17Black headed Gull -53Moor hen -4Robin -1Kestrel -1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreen Finch -4Great Tit -3Blue Tit -4Chaffinch -5Bullfinch

11 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings - 10/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 10/11/2022

Weather: cloudy / windyRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Moorhen - 5Black-headed Gull - 9Teal - 27Hawthorn wood:Great tit - 5Willow tit - 1Blue tit - 4Bullfinch - 2Chaffinch - 1Robin - 1Coal tit - 1Magpie - 7Other birds noted around site:Little Egre

10 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings 9/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings 9/11/2022

Weather...Over castRiver Wear Tide Level...LowWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose -1Lapwing -14Curlew -1Teal -1WORKING ON WADER LAKE TODAYHawthorn wood Bird Feeding AreaWillow Tit -Nuthatch -1Great Spotted Woodpecker -1Robin -2Green Finch -1Bull Finch -5chaffi

9 November 2022