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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 - 20/06/18

Wildlife sightings - 20/06/18

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Little stint (rare visitor to site) 1 Little ringed plover 1 Avocet 24 Shelduck 4 plus 8 chicks Common tern 74 plus 33 chicks Grey heron 22 Redshank 7 Black-headed gull 46 Lapwing 4 Pied wagtail 1   Saline lagoon (AM, high

20 June 2018
Wildlife Sightings 19/06/18

Wildlife Sightings 19/06/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Kestrel (juvenile) - 3 Avocet - 29 & 1 chick Oystercatcher - 2 Common Tern - 73 & 35 chicks Black-headed Gull - 24 Grey Heron - 16 Redshank - 16 Teal - 4 Lapwing - 5 & 1 chick Swallow - 2 Saline Lag

19 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 18/06/18

Wildlife sightings - 18/06/18

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Kestrel juveniles 3 Avocet 29 adults and 1 chick Redshank 14 Stock dove 1 Oystercatcher 4 adults and 1 chick Grey heron 36 Common tern 70 adults and 36 chicks Little ringed plover 1 Shoveler 4 (two pairs) Shelduck 7 Lapwing 7 a

18 June 2018
Wildlife Sightings 13/06/18

Wildlife Sightings 13/06/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 32 & 1 chick Oystercatcher - 2 & 1 chick Gadwall - 3 female & 3 ducklings Shelduck - 9 & 20+ ducklings Common Tern - 150+ & 7 chicks Canada Goose - 10 Grey Heron - 34 Redshank -

13 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 12/06/18

Wildlife sightings - 12/06/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shoveler 3 Kestrel 4 (pair plus 2 chicks) Gadwall 8 Avocet 30 Lapwing 4 Shelduck 57 Swallow 3 Redshank 2 Canada goose 10 Grey heron 33 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 4 Oystercatcher 1 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch 7 Chaffinc

12 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 11/06/18

Wildlife sightings - 11/06/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 30 + 1 chick Osytercatcher 3 + 1 chick Kestrel 1 Shoveler 3 Lapwing 0 + 1 chick Redshank 4 Common tern 150+ Grey heron (adults 4 + juvenile 34) Reed Warbler 2 Little ringed plover 1 Shelduck 32 + 30 chicks Saline Lag

11 June 2018
Wildlife sightings 10/06/18

Wildlife sightings 10/06/18

a.m. low tide Wader Lake Kestrel (female) Grey heron 9 + 24 juvenile Oystercatcher 4 + 2 chicks Lapwing 5 Common tern 160+ Little ringed plover Avocet 27 + 1 chick Black tailed godwit 4 Redshank 4 Shelduck 26 Saline lagoon Shelduck 4 Grey heron 1 Swallow

10 June 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 08/06/18

Wildlife Sightings - 08/06/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Wood Sandpiper - 1 Avocet - 22 + 2 young Little Ringed Plover - 2 + 2 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 chicks Lapwing - 10 Black-tailed Godwit - 4 Common Tern - 110 Black-headed Gull - 40 Lesser Black-backed Gull -

8 June 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 07/06/18

Wildlife Sightings - 07/06/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 22 + 4 chicks Little Ringed Plover - 2 + 3 chicks Lapwing - 6 + 1 juvenile Oystercatcher - 2 + 1 chick Redshank - 2 Common Tern - 122 Black-headed Gull - 36 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Shelduck - 12 +

7 June 2018
Wildlife sightings 05/06/18

Wildlife sightings 05/06/18

a.m. high tide Wader Lake Grey heron 24 Shoveler 1 Shelduck 10 + 11 ducklings Avocet 21 + 2 chicks Black headed gull 44 Common tern 101+ Black tailed godwit 11 Little ringed plover 2 Gadwall 11 Redshank 2 Lapwing 4 Saline lagoon Shelduck 4 + 10 ducklings

5 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 04/06/18

Wildlife sightings - 04/06/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 26 Gadwall 23 Little ringed plover 2 Swallow 5 Common tern 125+ Grey heron 21 Shoveler 3 Oystercatcher 2 Swift 3 Shelduck 22 Lapwing 5 Tufted duck 19 Lesser black-backed gull 2 Black-headed gull  5 Canada geese 5 R

4 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 03/06/2018

Wildlife sightings - 03/06/2018

Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Avocet 26 Sedge warbler 1 Gadwall 29 Tufted duck 17 Lapwing 10 Little ringed plover 2 Redshank 4 Eurasian teal 2 Shoveler 3 Oystercatcher 2 Common tern 160+   Saline lagoon: Avocet 1 Shelduck 2   Hawthorn Wood hide: J

3 June 2018
Wildlife sightings - 31/5/2018

Wildlife sightings - 31/5/2018

Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Common tern 120+ Avocet 22 Shelduck 24 + 22 chicks Lesser black-backed gull 1 Little ringed plover 1 Oystercatcher 3 Gadwall 17 Lapwing 6 + 1 chick Shoveler 1 Grey heron 15   Saline lagoon: Shelduck 5   Hawthorn Wood f

31 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 29/05/18

Wildlife sightings - 29/05/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron8 + 9 chicks Avocet 26 + 2 chicks Black-tailed godwit 10 Little-ringed plover 1 Common tern 110+ Oystercatcher 2 Kestrel 1 Shelduck 35 + 8 chicks Lapwing 5 Gadwall 13 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 1 Shelduck 1 Hawthorn Wo

29 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 28/05/18

Wildlife sightings - 28/05/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Pochard (flew east) 1 Avocet 23 Little ringed plover 2 Lapwing 5 Kestrel 1 Redshank 2 Black-tailed godwit 10 Shoveler 6 Common tern 139+ Gadwall 15 Shelduck 22 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 2 Lapwing 1 Other birds Whitethroat - 1

28 May 2018