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The meadows around our reserve are being cut this week as part of our reserve management plan. This may mean there's some disturbance around Wader Lake and saline lagoon. Thank you for your patience as we do this essential work.

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Wildlife Sightings - 17/05/19

Wildlife Sightings - 17/05/19

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LightWader LakeA.M Tide Level: LowAvocet - 40Oystercatcher - 3Black-tailed Godwit - 5Lapwing - 16 + 1 chickRedshank - 4 Black-headed Gull - 30 (7 nesting)Lesser Black-backed Gull - 6Common Tern - 100Grey Heron - 69 (32 adults, 1

17 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings - 16/05/19

Wildlife Sightings - 16/05/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 37Shelduck 16Shoveler 5 (male)Gadwall 2Oystercater 2Lapwing 17Common tern 97Redshank 9Greylag 14Canada goose 14Saline LagoonLapwing 2Shelduck 3Shoveler 1Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 4Robin 1Blue tit 3Great tit 3Other birds n

16 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings - 14/5/19

Wildlife Sightings - 14/5/19

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LowA.M. Tide Level: Low

14 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 13/05/19

Wildlife sightings - 13/05/19

a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeAvocet 31Common tern 90Mute swan 1Shoveller 2Osytercatcher 2Lapwing 19Gadwall 2Redshank 1Black-tailed godwit 1Shelduck 29Black-headed gull 35Saline LagoonAvocet 2Shelduck 3Lapwing 1Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 3Robin 2Great spotted

13 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 12/05/19

Wildlife sightings - 12/05/19

a.m Tide Level: HighWader LakeAvocet 40 (15 pairs nesting)Black-tailed godwit 21Oystercatcher 3Redshank 2Lapwing 14Common tern 142Black-headed gull 28Lesser black-backed gull 6Grey heron 37Shoveler 6Gadwall 4Saline LagoonAvocet 4Black-headed gull 10Lapwin

12 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 11/05/19

Wildlife sightings - 11/05/19

a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeAvocet 32Shoveler 4Gadwall 4Common tern 84Mute swan 1Black-tailed godwit 11Lapwing 14Oystercatcher 2Redshank 3Black-headed gulls 25Shelduck 33Saline LagoonAvocet 3Shoveller 2Lapwing 1Redshank 1Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 4Greenfi

11 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings 10/05/19

Wildlife Sightings 10/05/19

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: MidWader Lake Time/AM Tide/HighGreenshank - 1Redshank - 3Black-tailed Godwit - 20Avocet - 44 (12 pairs nesting)Oystercatcher - 3Lapwing - 14 & 2 chicksGrey Heron - 52Little Egret - 1Teal - 6Shoveler - 8Black-headed Gull -

10 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings 09/05/19

Wildlife Sightings 09/05/19

Weather/RainWader Lake Time/AM Tide/HighWhimbrel - 1Common Sandpiper - 1Lapwing - 10Oystercatcher - 2Avocet - 32Redshank - 2Black-tailed Godwit - 10Shoveler - 6Teal - 4Gadwall - 6Grey Heron - 36Saline LagoonAvocet - 2Lapwing - 2Redshank - 1Hawthor

9 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 08/05/19

Wildlife sightings - 08/05/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakePochard 1Little egret 1Avocet 34Lapwing 10 + 1 chickRedshank 2Oystercatcher 4Grey heron 33 + 16 chicksCommon tern 2Shoveler 6Gadwall 4Saline LagoonOystercatcher 2Avocet 4Lapwing 2Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 8Goldfinch 2Great spott

8 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 07/05/19

Wildlife sightings - 07/05/19

a.m. Tide Level LowWader LakeWood Sandpiper 1Redshank 2Lapwing 14Avocet 36Shoveler 8Gadwall 2Teal 4Sparrowhawk 1Swallow 1Saline LagoonAvocet 2Lapwing 2Shoveler 2Stock dove 1Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 5Great-spotted woodpecker 1Other birdsTreecreeper - 1 - No

7 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings - 06/05/19

Wildlife Sightings - 06/05/19

a.m. Tide level: highWader LakeWood sandpiper 1Grey heron 15Common tern 10 (some birds making scrapes)Gadwall 4 (3 male, 1 female)Shoveler 4 (3 male, 1 female)Oystercatcher 2Avocet 21 (13 birds on eggs)Teal 3 (1 male, 2 female)Swallow 5Tufted duck 10 (5 m

6 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 03/05/19

Wildlife sightings - 03/05/19

a.m. Tide Level: mid/lowWader LakeCommon tern 10Little ringed plover 2Avocet 30 (9 on nests)Lapwing 18 + 2 chicksGadwall 6Kestrel 1Oystercatcher 2Shoveler 4Black-tailed godwit 2Saline LagoonLapwing 1Avocet 2Tufted duck 2Shelduck 2Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 2Gr

3 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 01/05/19

Wildlife sightings - 01/05/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 34Lapwing 12 + 1 chickCommon snipe 2Redshank 2Oystercatcher 2Common tern 10Black-headed gull 14Lesser black-backed gull 6Herring gull 4Grey heron 30 + 6 juvKestrel 2Saline LagoonAvocet 4Oystercatcher 2Redshank 1Kestrel

1 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 30/04/19

Wildlife sightings - 30/04/19

a.m Tide Level: mid/lowWader LakeAvocet 28 (+ 4 nests)Lapwing 12Osytercatcher 4Gadwall 1Grey heron 15Shelduck 22Saline LagoonAvocet 2Lapwing 2Shelduck 2Shoveler 2Lesser-black backed gull 2Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 1Jay 3Goldfinch 2Bullfinch 8Robin 3Blue tit 5

30 April 2019
Wildlife sightings - 29/04/19

Wildlife sightings - 29/04/19

a.m Tide Level: LowWader LakeReed warbler 1Avocet 36Gadwall 4Kestrel 1Shoveler 3Black-tailed godwit 1Lapwing 31Little-ringed plover 2Snipe 2Saline LagoonAvocet 3Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 7Greenfinch 3Robin 4Dunnock 1Other birdsOystercatcher - 2 - GanderlandC

29 April 2019