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Wildlife Sightings 08/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings 08/11/2022

Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 7Wood pigeon (meadow) - 7WORKING ON WADER LAKEHawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGS Woodpecker - 1(m)Willow tit - 1Goldfinch - 3Greenfinch - 1Dunnock - 2Nut

8 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings 07/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings 07/11/2022

Weather: Overcast, windyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 10Sparrowhawk - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaTreecreeper - 1Willow tit - 1Nuthatch (heard) - 1GS Woodpecker - 1Goldfinch - 4Greenfinch

7 November 2022

Wildlife sightings 6/11/2022

Wildlife sightings 6/11/2022

Weather ..OvercastRiver Wear tide level..LowWader Lake SpeciesLapwing -17Teal -4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationCoal Tit -4Green Finch -6Bull Finch -3Chaffinch -14Jay -1Gold Finch -5G,S Woodpecker -1Robin -1Blue Tit -6Great Tit -6Bird Species Noted Arou

6 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings - 05/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 05/11/2022

Weather: light rainRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Moorhen - 7Herring Gull - 1Teal - 3Shoveler - 1(Footpath)Red-wing - 7Bullfinch - 4Chaffinch - 1Goldfinch - 1Black bird - 1Hawthorn wood:Great tit - 1Blue tit - 5Chaffinch - 6Coal tit - 3Bullfinch

5 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings 04/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings 04/11/2022

Weather: Cold but SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 8Redshank - 6Curlew - 1Shelduck - 2Teal - 11Grey heron - 1Wader Lake FootpathSiskin - 4Long-tailed tit - 12Bullfinch - 4Redwing -

4 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings 03/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings 03/11/2022

Weayther: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesSnipe - 6Teal - 3WORKING ON WADER LAKE TODAYHawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaWillow tit - 1Bullfinch - 2Coal tit - 3GS Woodpecker - 1Treecreeper - 1Nuthatch -

3 November 2022

Wildlife sightings 2/11/2011

Wildlife sightings 2/11/2011

Weather SunnyRiver Wear tide LEVEL ..MIDWader Lake SpeciesBlack Tailed Godwit -10Red Shank -17Lapwing -8Curlew -4Shell Duck -4Teal -27Grey Heron -2Golden eye -1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationWillow Tit -1Coal Tit -7Blue Tit -6Great Tit -4Gold Finch -1G

2 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings - 1/11/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 1/11/2022

Weather: SunnyRiver wear tide level: HighA.MWader Lake:Red-shank - 58Teal - 8Black-Tailed God-wit - 4Grey Heron - 6Curlew - 1Lapwing - 33Black-headed Gull - 28Mute Swan - 1Moorhen - 1Hawthorn Wood:Chaffinch - 6Bullfinch - 3Goldfinch - 1Green finch - 3Coal

1 November 2022

Wildlife Sightings 31/10.2022

Wildlife Sightings 31/10.2022

Weather: BrightRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 18Teal - 3Moorhen - 10Hawthorn Wood SpeciesGoldfinch - 6Long-tailed tit - 5Greenfinch - 4Bullfinch - 5Chaffinch - 8Robin - 1Coal tit -

31 October 2022

Wildlife Sightings 30/10/2022

Wildlife Sightings 30/10/2022

Weather: BrightRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesMoorhen - 9Teal - 23Lapwing - 18Grey heron - 2Pheasant - 2 (m)Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreenfinch - 2Goldfinch - 2Bullfinch - 4Chaffinch - 8Coal

30 October 2022

Wildlife Sightings - 29/10/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 29/10/2022

River Wear Tide Level: High - MidBlack - headed gull 14Moorhen 11Lapwing 22Treecreeper 1Willow tit 1Dunnock 1Goldfinch 2Greenfinch 3Bird species Noted Around SiteBlack headed gull River Wear 11

29 October 2022

Wildlife Sightings - 28/10/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 28/10/2022

Weather: Cloud / slight rainRiver Wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Teal - 53Lapwing - 26Redshank - 1Herring Gull - 3Black - headed Gull - 9Moorhen - 8Wood Pigeon - 26Hawthorn wood:Great tit - 2Blue tit - 2Coal tit - 1Chaffinch - 3Bullfinch - 2Goldfinch -

28 October 2022

Wildlife Sightings 27/10/2022

Wildlife Sightings 27/10/2022

Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 24Black-headed gull - 4Black-tailed godwit - 9Lapwing - 14Shoveler (1m,1f) - 2Hawthorn Wood Feeding StationLong-tailed tit - 12Robin - 1Coal tit - 2G

27 October 2022

Wildlife sightings - 26/10/2022

Wildlife sightings - 26/10/2022

Weather: cloudy with light rainWader Lake (AM, low water level):Black-tailed godwit 3Lapwing 45Shoveler 3 female and 2 maleTeal 27Moorhen 14Jay on Wader Lake footpath 1Grey heron on Wader Meadow 1Woodpigeon on Wader Meadow 32Hawthorn Wood feeding area:Gre

26 October 2022

Wildlife sightings - 25/10/2022

Wildlife sightings - 25/10/2022

Weather: sunnyRiver Wear tide level: midWader Lake:Teal 17Black-headed gull 2Black-tailed godwit 6Lapwing 12Shoveler 1 femaleHawthorn Wood feeding station:Chaffinch 4Long-tailed tit 4Coal tit 2Great-spotted woodpecker 1Nuthatch 1Willow tit 1Goldfinch 2Gre

25 October 2022