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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 - 24/01/19

Wildlife sightings - 24/01/19

a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeCurlew 120Black-headed gull 20Saline LagoonTeal 18Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 1Treecreeper 1Mealy redpoll 1Lesser redpoll 4Brambling 3Great spotted woodpecker 1Willow tit 1Greenfinch 2Bullfinch 5Goldfinch 3Robin 6Chaffinch 12Other

24 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 15/01/19

Wildlife sightings - 15/01/19

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Lapwing 36 Curlew 19 Canada goose 10 Shelduck 21 Shoveller 4 Black-headed gull 5 Grey heron 6 Redshank 1 Teal 15 Saline Lagoon Curlew 19 Carrier crow 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 18 Blue tit 8 Goldfinch 9 Redpoll 6 Dunnock 1

15 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 14/01/19

Wildlife sightings - 14/01/19

a.m. Tide Level: High  Wader Lake Grey heron 4 Redshank 2 Shoveler 2 Cormorant 1 Snipe 1 Shelduck 2 Teal 2 Herring gull 1 Black-headed gull 1 Lapwing 48 Stock dove 46 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Shelduck 2 Hawthorn Wood Mealy redpoll 1 Greenfinch 2 Bullfinch

14 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 11/01/19

Wildlife sightings - 11/01/19

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Grey heron 5 (in heron hedge) Shelduck Teal Shoveler Curlew Common snipe Black-headed gull Kestrel 1 (in heron hedge)   Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Curlew 60 Shelduck 4 Teal 8   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Bramb

11 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 10/01/19

Wildlife sightings - 10/01/19

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Shelduck 4 Shoveler 2 Teal 10 Black-headed gull 175 Grey heron 3 Snipe 3 Herring gull 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 2 Teal 3 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Great spotted woodpecker 2 Great tit 7 Blue tit 9 Willow tit 1 Coal tit 3 Dunn

10 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 08/01/19

Wildlife sightings - 08/01/19

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Water rail 3 Lapwing 63 Teal 41 Black-headed gull 110 Lesser black-backed gulls 2 Grey heron 1 Common snipe 1 Northern shoveller 6 Saline Lagoon Curlew 16 Shelduck 2 Teal 10 Hawthorn Wood Coal tit 3 Robin 2 Great spotted w

8 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 07/01/19

Wildlife sightings - 07/01/19

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Snipe 4 Teal 86 Lapwing 7 Shelduck 29 Heron 3 Shoveler 4 Saline Lagoon Snipe 1 Teal 4 Curlew 44 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 4 Reed bunting 2 Lesser redpoll 4 Common/mealy redpoll 1 Greenfinch 1 Willow tit 1 Chaffinch 15 Siskin

7 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 03/01/19

Wildlife sightings - 03/01/19

a.m. Tide Level: Low (90% frozen) Wader Lake Curlew 260 Lapwing 70 Common snipe 1 Mute swan 2 Stock dove 3 Grey heron 2 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 80 Curlew 8 Teal Hawthorn Wood Brambling 9 Chaffinch 12 Bullfinch 10 Greenfinch 2 Goldfinch 1 Siskin 2

3 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 02/01/19

Wildlife sightings - 02/01/19

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Shelduck 7 Teal 26 Water rail (Paddy Fleming Hide) 1 Lapwing 65 Black-headed gull 13 Snipe 2   Saline lagoon (AM, low tide): Grey heron 1 Curlew 1 Snipe 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spotted woodpecker 3 Bra

2 January 2019
Wildlife sightings - 01/01/19

Wildlife sightings - 01/01/19

Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Teal 29 Shelduck 10 Black-headed gull 4 Redshank 2 Grey heron 3 Common snipe 1 Tufted duck 15 Goosander 1   Saline lagoon (AM, mid-tide): Curlew (on lagoon and meadow) 52 Redshank 1 Grey heron 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding

1 January 2019
Wildlife Sightings - 31/12/18

Wildlife Sightings - 31/12/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Shelduck - 8 Teal - 46 Grey Heron - 5 (1 juvenile) Water Rail - 1 (Paddy Fleming hide) Snipe - 2 Lapwing - 37 Black-headed Gull - 15   Saline Lagoon Curlew - 1 Grey Heron - 1 Teal - 56 Redshank - 2   H

31 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 29/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 29/12/18

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Water rail 1 Teal 53 Grey heron 4 Shelduck 15 Curlew 40 Northern shoveler 3 Greylag 35   Saline lagoon (AM, high tide): Curlew 43 Teal 48 Grey heron 2 Redshank 1 Shelduck 2   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spott

29 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 28/12/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid-high tide): Shelduck 5 Grey heron 1 Lapwing 85 Black-headed gull 46 Redshank 20 Water rail (Paddy Fleming Hide) 1   Saline lagoon (AM, mid-high tide): Curlew 33 Teal 41 Grey heron 1   Hawthorn Wood feeding station: Great-spot

28 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 27/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 27/12/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Stock dove 2 Grey heron 2 Curlew 10 Water rail (Diageo hide) 1 Lapwing 40 Peregrine 1 Snipe 5 Shelduck 11 Teal 15 Black-headed gull 13 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Shelduck 2 Teal 46 Hawthorn Wood Lesser redpoll 4 Brambling

27 December 2018
Wildlife sightings - 26/12/18

Wildlife sightings - 26/12/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Teal 44 Shoveler 3 Lapwing 30 Shelduck 2 Grey heron 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 38 Teal 54 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 6 Siskin 1 Nuthatch 1 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Goldfinch 6 Robin 3 Chaffinch 8 Coal tit 1 Bullfinch 10 Redpoll

26 December 2018