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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 - 27/05/18

Wildlife sightings - 27/05/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 32 + 2 chicks Gadwall 7 Common tern 146+ Shoveler 5 Grey heron 17 Little ringed plover 2 Swift 2 Lapwing 8 + 2 chicks Tufted duck 13 Oystercatcher 1 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 1 Lapwing 2 Stock dove 1 Canada goose

27 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 26/05/2018

Wildlife sightings - 26/05/2018

a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet: 32 + 5 chicks (2 broods) Oystercatcher 2 Little ringed plover 2 Redshank 2 Lapwing 8 Black-tailed godwit 2 Common tern 152 (46 nesting/on eggs) Black headed gull 32 Mute swan 2 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 1 Redshank 2 Haw

26 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 24/05/18

Wildlife Sightings - 24/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Avocet - 35 + 4 chicks Little Ringed Plover - 1 Grey Heron - 12 Common Tern - 110+ Northern Shoveler - 5 Black-headed Gull - 20 Black Tailed Godwit - 8 Redshank - 5 Oystercatcher - 1   Saline Lagoon Oysterc

24 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 23/05/18

Wildlife Sightings - 23/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Avocet - 34 + 5 chicks Lapwing - 10 + 1 chick Oystercatcher - 2 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Black-tailed Godwit - 10 Redshank - 3 Common Tern - 130 Black-headed Gull - 30   Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 1 Shel

23 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 22/05/18

Wildlife sightings - 22/05/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Kestrel 2 Little ringed plover 2 Northern shoveler 5 Common tern 106 Black-tailed godwit 12 Swallow 3 Sand Martin 2 Gadwall 8 Avocet 35 + 6 chicks Oystercatcher 1 Black-headed gull 24 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing

22 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 21/05/18

Wildlife sightings - 21/05/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader lake Avocet 36 + 6 chicks Grey heron 24 Common tern 148 Black-tailed godwit 9 Redshank 4 Little ringed plover 2 Whitethroat 3 Stock dove 1 Northern shoveler 4 Gadwall 3 Swallow 1 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 1 Shelduck 12 Lapwing

21 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 19/05/18

Wildlife Sightings - 19/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 36 + 3 chicks (9 nests + 2 broods of chicks) Lapwing - 14 + 4 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 4 Black-tailed Godwit - 6 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Grey Heron - 27 adults + 16 chicks Common Tern - 160

19 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings - 17/5/18

Wildlife Sightings - 17/5/18

Wader Lake A.M Tide Level - Mid  Avocet - 36 Black-Tailed Godwit - 2 Redshank - 2 Little Ringed Plover - 3 Lapwing - 8 Oystercatcher - 2 Common Tern - 110 Black-Headed Gull - 21 Grey Heron - 33 + 15 young     Saline Lagoon A.M Tide Level - 

17 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 15/05/18

Wildlife sightings - 15/05/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 36 Shoveler 4 Gadwall 4 Common tern 102+ Little-ringed plover 2 Common Whitethroat 3 (along footpath) Grey heron 9 + 9 juveniles Lesser black-backed gull 2 Stock dove 1 Oystercatcher 2 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 1 R

15 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 14/05/18

Wildlife sightings - 14/05/18

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 35 Mute swan 5 Oystercatcher 1 Common tern 67 Gadwall 4 Northern shoveler 7 Grey heron 24 Lapwing 16 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 6 Lapwing 1 Northern shoveler 1 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Jay 1 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Ot

14 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings 13/05/18

Wildlife Sightings 13/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 36 Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 14 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Redshank - 3 Common Tern - 60 Black-headed Gull - 30 Grey Heron - 33 Swift - 3 Shoveler - 5   Saline Lagoon Lapwing - 2 Oystercatcher - 2

13 May 2018
Wildlife Sightings 12/05/18

Wildlife Sightings 12/05/18

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 38 Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 10 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Redshank - 6 Common Tern - 70 Black-headed Gull - 12 Grey Heron - 40 + 10 young Teal - 2 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 4   Saline Lagoon Whimbrel

12 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 11/05/2018

Wildlife sightings - 11/05/2018

Tide level a.m.: low Wader Lake Avocet 38 (8 nesting) Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 12 + 5 young Little ringed plover 2 Redshank 3 Common tern 16 Black headed gull 22 Lesser black backed gull 2 Grey heron 30 + 10 young Shoveler 4 Shelduck 21 Saline Lagoon Lapwi

11 May 2018
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Mute Swan - 8 Avocet - 28 Gadwall - 5 Oystercatcher - 2 Grey Heron - 20 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Common Tern - 28 Black-headed Gull - 15   Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 7 Oystercatcher - 2 Gadwall - 1   Ha

10 May 2018
Wildlife sightings 09/05/18

Wildlife sightings 09/05/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Avocet 32 Little ringed plover 2 Oystercatcher 2 Black tailed godwit 4 Redshank 2 Common tern 32 Black headed gull 12 Grey heron 36 adult + 10 fledglings Saline lagoon Avocet 2 Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 10 Lapwing Hawthorn Wood Gre

9 May 2018