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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 14/07/18

Wildlife Sightings 14/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Common Tern - 140+ (54 & 80 young) Avocet - 26 (11 & 15 young) Teal - 4 Lapwing - 38 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Curlew - 1 Pied Wagtail - 4 Gadwall - 2 Shelduck - 3 Grey Heron - 5   Saline Lagoon Cana

14 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 12/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 12/07/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 12 ad + 17 chicks: broods of 4, 4, 3, 2, 2 and 2 (new brood) Black-tailed godwit 2 Little-ringed plover 1 Common tern 80 ad + 9 young Black-headed gull 117 + 3 chicks Grey heron 11 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 3 Common gul

12 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 11/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 11/07/18

Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Avocet 11 adults and broods of 4, 4, 3, 3 and 2 chicks Common snipe 2 Linnet 2 (pair) Common tern 58 adults and 71 juveniles Little ringed plover 3 Grey heron adult 1 and 4 juveniles Pied wagtail 3   Saline lagoon (AM, low

11 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 10/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 10/07/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Shelduck 6 (4 adult 2 young) Avocet 27 (17 adult 10 young) Common tern 107 (72 adult 35 young) Little-ringed plover 1 Pied wagtail 3 Oystercatcher 1 Snipe 1 Sand Martin 1 Grey heron 5 Greylag 8 Black-headed gull 80+ Saline

10 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 09/07/2018

Wildlife sightings - 09/07/2018

Wader Lake (AM, mid level): Avocets 11 adults and 16 chicks in broods of 4/4/3/3/2 Shelduck 3 (1 adult and 2 ducklings) Moorhen 9 Grey heron 10 (2 adults and 8 juveniles) Little ringed plover 1 Teal 5 Pied wagtail 2 Common tern 130 Common whitethroat 2 &n

9 July 2018
Wildlife Sightings 06/07/18

Wildlife Sightings 06/07/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 32 (20 adults/2 chicks) Common Tern - 83 (56 adults/27 chicks) Northern Shoveler - 1 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Oystercatcher - 3 Lapwing - 4 (3 adults/1 chick) Shelduck - 5 (2ad

6 July 2018
Wildlife sightings 05/07/18

Wildlife sightings 05/07/18

a.m. high tide Wader Lake Avocet 19 + 12 chicks Lapwing 4 Redshank 9 Common tern 70+ Shelduck 1 + 2 chicks Grey heron 6 Pied wagtail 3 Saline lagoon Grey heron Redshank 15 Lapwing 2 Common sandpiper Avocet Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 4 Pheasant 3 chicks Chaff

5 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 02/07/18

Wildlife sightings - 02/07/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (very dry) Avocet 33 (22 ad / 1 juv / 10 chicks) Pied wagtail 5 (1 ad / 4 juv) White wagtail 1 Common tern 88 Teal 5 Reed warbler 1 Saline Lagoon Redshank 11 Curlew 1 Canada goose 1 Lapwing 2 Hawthorn Wood Chiffchaff 1 Grea

2 July 2018
Wildlife sightings - 29/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 29/06/2018

a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet + 3 broods of chicks (13): 29 Redshank: 3 Black tailed godwit: 2 Lapwing: 1 Common tern + young: 51 + 25 Little ringed plover: 1 Shelduck: 4 + 2 Grey heron: 11 Black headed gulls: 12 Saline Lagoon Redshank: 5 Lapwing

29 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 28/06/2018

a.m. - Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet + 3 broods of 5 chicks: 36 + 1 juvenile Little ringed plover: 2 Redshank: 8 Lapwing: 6 + 2 chicks Common tern: 108 Black headed gull: 52 Grey heron: 27 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper: 1 Oystercatcher: 1 Grey heron:

28 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 26/06/18

Wildlife sightings - 26/06/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Kestrel 3 Curlew 1 Redshank 5 Avocet 42 Shelduck 4 Black-headed gull 10 Little-ringed plover 2 Grey heron 21 Common tern 52 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 1 Canada goose 1 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 8 Blue tit 4 Dunnock 1 Goldfin

26 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 25/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 25/06/2018

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Kestrel 3 juvenile Avocet 35 Grey heron 14 Little-ringed plover 2 Lapwing 5 Pied wagtail 2 Black-headed gull 11 Shelduck 7 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Oystercatcher 1 Canda goose 1 Hawthorn Wood Willow tit 2 Coal tit 1 Grea

25 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 24/06/2018

a.m. Tide: low Wader Lake Avocet 35 + 3 chicks Little ringed plover 2 Common tern 130 + 40 chicks Kestrel 2 juveniles Grey heron 2 adults + 15 juveniles Stock dove 1 Redshank 11 Lapwing 5 Shoveler 2 (pair) Pied wagtail 1 Black headed gull 30 Saline Lagoon

24 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 22/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 22/06/2018

a.m. - Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet 30 + 1 chick Lapwing 8 + 2 chicks Redshank 20 Oystercatcher 5 + 2 chicks Little ringed plover 2 Common tern 88 + 40 chicks Grey heron 24 Kestrel 1 adult + 3 juveniles Shoveler 4 Shelduck 8 Saline Lagoon Redshank 4

22 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 21/06/18

Wildlife sightings - 21/06/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Semipalmated sandpiper 1 Grey heron 22 Pied wagtail 1 + 2 young Shelduck 5 + 8 young Common tern 70 + 32 chicks Redshank 18 Lapwing 5 Avocet 28 Oystercatcher 3 Little-ringed plover 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 1 Canada goose 1

21 June 2018