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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 - 06/08/18

Wildlife sightings - 06/08/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 5 Common tern Lapwing 12 Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 1 Redshank 1 Black-headed gull Little-ringed plover Snipe Ruff Canada goose Saline Lagoon Lapwing 3 Redshank 5 Snipe 1 Curlew 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpec

6 August 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 04/08/18

Wildlife Sightings - 04/08/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 19 (8 adult, 8 juvenile & 3 chicks) Lapwing - 220 Curlew - 1 Common Sandpiper - 1 Common Tern - 20 Grey Heron - 7 Godwit - 1   Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 2 Redshank - 16 Common Sandpiper - 1 L

4 August 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 03/08/18

Wildlife Sightings - 03/08/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 22 (10 adults, 10 juveniles & 2 chick) Little Ringed Plover - 3 (2 adult & 1 juvenile) Ruff (partial summer plumage) - 1 male Redshank - 16 Lapwing - 20 Common Sandpiper - 1 Oystercatcher - 2 (

3 August 2018
Today's wildlife sightings 02/08/18

Today's wildlife sightings 02/08/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Little ringed plover 2 Pied wagtail 3 Avocet 9 adult, 7 juvenile, 3 chicks Common tern 20 Lapwing 19 Crow Saline lagoon Common sandpiper 2 Redshank 15 Lapwing 18 Avocet Hawthorn Wood Great tit 9 Nuthatch Bullfinch 2 Willow tit 3 B

2 August 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 01/08/18

Wildlife Sightings - 01/08/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Green Sandpiper - 1 Avocet - 29 Common Snipe - 3 Pied Wagtail - 3 Greylag Goose - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 4 Redshank - 3 Black-headed Gull - 78   Saline Lagoon Lapwing - 14 Black-headed Gull - 2 Great Blac

1 August 2018
Wildlife sightings - 31/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 31/07/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Greenshank 1 Avocet 25 Lapwing 128 Little-ringed plover 1 Shelduck 1 Tufted duck 2 Pied wagtail 3 Black-tailed godwit 5 Greylag 5 Redshank 4 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 9 Redshank 15 Avocet 4 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Great-spott

31 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 30/07/18

Wildlife Sightings - 30/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 29 (14 adults & 15 juveniles) Little Ringed Plover - 2 (1 adult & 1 juvenile) Common Snipe - 7 Black-tailed Godwit - 5 Lapwing - 116 Greylag - 5 Redshank - 17 Teal - 2 Pied Wagtail - 3 Grey Her

30 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 29/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 29/07/18

a.m Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet (adult) 11 Avocet (juvenile/chicks) 14 Little ringed plover 2 (adult + juvenile) Shelduck (juveniles) 6 Swallow 6 Common sandpiper 1 Grey heron 7 Black-tailed godwit 4 Common snipe 3 Lapwing 55 Common tern 39 Black-h

29 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings 27/07/18

Wildlife Sightings 27/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 22 (12 adults, 8 juvenile & 2 chicks) Black-tailed Godwit - 16 Common Sandpiper - 4 Green Sandpiper - 2 Common Snipe - 2 Redshank - 30 Lapwing - 180 Common Tern - 90 Black-headed Gull - 216 Grey Her

27 July 2018
Wildlife sightings 24/07/18

Wildlife sightings 24/07/18

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Avocet - 12 adult + 14 young Tufted duck - 5 adult + 1 young Little ringed plover 2 Lapwing 150+ Northern Shoveler Black tailed godwit Common tern 55 Pied wagtail 2 Saline lagoon Common sandpiper Redshank 6 Avocet Curlew Lapwing 2

24 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 23/07/2018

Wildlife sightings - 23/07/2018

a.m. Tide Level: mid Wader Lake Avocet 19 Gadwall 1 Common snipe 2 Little ringed plover 2 adults + 1 chick Lapwing 74 Redshank 12 Pied wagtail 2 Heron 6 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper 1 Curlew 1 Redshank 9 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk 1 Nuthatch

23 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 20/07/2018

Wildlife sightings - 20/07/2018

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 26 (12 adults + 14 young) Little egret 1 Shelduck 3 (2 adults + 1 young) Northern shoveller 6 ( 1 adult + 5 young) Tufted duck 2 (1 adult + 1 young) Little ringed plover 3 (2 adults + 1 young) Common tern 61 Redshan

20 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 17/07/18

Wildlife Sightings - 17/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 33 (18 adult, 11 juvenile & 3 chicks) Common Sandpiper - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Shelduck - 2 Common Tern - 61+ Teal - 2 Pied Wagtail - 3   Saline Lagoon Little Egret - 1 Lapwing - 11 Herri

17 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 16/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 16/07/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Common sandpiper 1 Lapwing 21 Avocet 29 (12 ad + 17 juveniles) Greylag 1 Pied wagtail 4 Redshank 21 Grey heron 6 (juv) Little ringed plover 4 (2 ad + 2 chicks) Saline Lagoon (flooded) Lapwing 11 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Wi

16 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 15/07/2018

Wildlife sightings - 15/07/2018

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Avocet 10 adults plus broods of 2, 3, 3, 2, 4, 2 and 3 Stock dove (outside kestrel box) 1 Grey heron 9 (2 adults and 7 juveniles) Little ringed plover 4 (2 adults and 2 chicks) Lapwing 29 Redshank 13 Curlew 2 Mallard 10 Shelduc

15 July 2018