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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 08/05/18

Wildlife sightings 08/05/18

a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Common tern 27 Ringed plover 1 Little ringed plover 2 Shoveler 6 Common whitethroat 2 Avocet 33 Grey heron 20 Shelduck 28 Oystercatcher Saline lagoon Oystercatcher Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 4 Other birds Black cap (male) - amphibian

8 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 07/05/18

Wildlife sightings - 07/05/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Avocet 30 Oystercatcher 1 Little ringed plover 1 Black-tailed godwit 1 Common tern 18 Black-headed gull 23 Lesser black-backed gull 2 Shelduck 31 Shoveler 4   Saline lagoon: Avocet 4 Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 5   Hawtho

7 May 2018
Wildlife sightings 06/05/18

Wildlife sightings 06/05/18

a.m. high tide Wader Lake Mute swan Tufted duck 38 Shoveler 5 Shelduck 29 Avocet 34 Lapwing 14 Common tern 19 Black tailed godwit 2 Little ringed plover 2 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 2 Saline lagoon Oystercatcher 2 Avocet Shoveler 2 Lapwing Tufted duck Hawth

6 May 2018
Wildlife sightings 05/05/18 (sorry for the delay)

Wildlife sightings 05/05/18 (sorry for the delay)

a.m. high tide Wader Lake avocet 34 (along with the 6 birds on lagoon, total of 40 adult birds - site record) Grey heron 38 Oystercatcher Little ringed plover Black tailed godwit Lapwing 10 adults + 4 chicks Redshank 2 Common tern 24 Black headed gull 1

6 May 2018
Wildlife sightings - 25/04/18

Wildlife sightings - 25/04/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Avocet 34 adults Black-tailed godwit 16 Redshank 4 Little ringed plover 2 Lapwing 14 Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 36 Teal 2 Shoveler 6 Gadwall 6 Shelduck 21 Goosander 2 (pair) Black-headed gull 12 Stock dove 2   Saline lagoon

25 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/04/18

Wildlife sightings - 24/04/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 34 (highest ever adult number recorded at once before breeding) Shoveler 5 Reed warbler 1 Black-tailed godwit 4 Little-ringed plover 2 Mute swan 2 Sparrowhawk 1 Gadwall 4 Grey heron 24+ Eurasian teal 2 Saline Lagoon

24 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 23/04/18

Wildlife sightings - 23/04/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 12 Avocet 26 Grey heron 19 (+ juveniles ready to fledge) Shoveler 4 Stock dove 2 Shelduck 16 Redshank 3 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 6 Hawthorn Wood Reed bunting 1 Bullfinch 7 Robin 1 Other bi

23 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 22/04/2018

Wildlife sightings - 22/04/2018

a.m. Tide level: high Wader Lake Avocet 34 Common tern 3 Black-tailed godwit 11 Little ringed plover 1 Grey heron 25+ Gadwall 6 (3 pairs) Shoveler 4 (3 male & 1 female) Mute swan 1 Oystercatcher 4 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 9 Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood Spar

22 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 20/04/2018

Wildlife sightings - 20/04/2018

a.m. Tide Level: high Wader Lake Avocet 24 Little ringed plover (displaying on islands) 2 Black-tailed godwit 6 Redshank 4 Lapwing 16 Oystercatcher 2 Shoveler 4 Gadwall 8 Shelduck 18 Teal 5 Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Oystercatcher 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 6

20 April 2018
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet - 26 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Lapwing - 20 Redshank - 4 Grey Heron - (22 nests) 25 +4 young Oystercatcher - 2 Shoveler - 5 Gadwall - 10   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/High Curlew - 2 O

19 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 17/04/18

Wildlife sightings - 17/04/18

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 2 Little-ringed plover 1 Avocet 26 Kestrel 1 Northern shoveler 5 Black-headed gull 34 Oystercatcher 4 Gadwall 8 Eurasian teal 2 Bullfinch 2 Grey heron 23 (4 chicks almost fledging) Saline Lagoon Oysterca

17 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 10/04/18

Wildlife sightings - 10/04/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 25 Kestrel 2 Gadwall 3 Shelduck 24 Shoveler 8 Common snipe 2 Lapwing 22 Grey heron 19 Oystercatcher 2 Tufted duck 18 Eurasian teal 5 Saline Lagoon Shoveler 2 Shelduck 10 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 7 Great tit 8 Chaffin

10 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 09/04/18

Wildlife sightings - 09/04/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 24 Mute swan 1 Gadwall 2 Shoveler 4 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 7 Black-headed gull 5 Little-ringed  plover 1 Redshank 5 Common snipe 2 Grey heron 28 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 6 Redshank 1 Shelduck 2 Oystercatcher 2 Hawt

9 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 08/04/18

Wildlife sightings - 08/04/18

Wader Lake (AM, mid tide): Avocet 29 Lapwing 24 Shelduck 9 pairs Shoveler 5 Eurasian teal 8 Gadwall 4 Tufted duck 25 Grey heron 26 Oystercatcher 4 Common snipe 3 Redshank 12   Hawthorn Wood: Bullfinch 12 Dunnock 3 Coal tit 4 Blue tit 8 Robin 2  

8 April 2018
Wildlife sightings - 05/04/18

Wildlife sightings - 05/04/18

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 20 Lapwing 22 Oystercatcher 4 Common snipe 10 Curlew 2 Redshank 13 Grey heron 34 Mute swan 2 Shoveler 4 Gadwall 4 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 12 Greylag 2 Canada goose 4 Black-headed gull 2 Lapwing 1 (displaying over mea

5 April 2018