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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 - 26/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 26/05/17

a.m. Tide level: Mid-low Wader Lake Shelduck 37 + 12 ducklings Avocet 23 + 8 chicks Lapwing 11 + 3 chicks Gadwall 11 + 3 chicks Lesser black-backed gull 2 Eurasian teal 3 Black-headed gull 12 Shoveler 3 + 10 Common tern 120+ Ringed plover 2 Grey heron 18

26 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 24/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 24/05/2017

AM very low tide   Wader Lake : Avocet 26 + 11 chicks Black-tailed godwit 1 Gadwall 1 Swift 2 Eurasian starling (flying over) 14 Common tern 126+ Eurasian teal 2 Kestrel 1 (female) Northern shoveler 2 Grey heron 28   Saline lagoon: Avocet 2 Shel

24 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 23/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 23/05/17

a.m. Tide Level:  Wader Lake Common tern 120 + Avocet 23 + 6 chicks Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 2 Gadwall 2 Shelduck 20 + 12 ducklings Lapwing 14 + 8 chicks Tufted duck 8 Mute swan 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 15 Hawthorn Wood Great-spotted woodpecke

23 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 22/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 22/05/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Common tern 130+ Avocet 24 + 11 chicks Ringed plover 1 Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 3+ 2 chicks Grey heron 29 Stock dove 2 Tufted duck 8 Shelduck 26 + 12 ducklings Gadwall 1 Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Shelduck 16 Hawthor

22 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 21/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 21/05/17

AM, mid tide   Wader Lake: Avocet 26 + 11 chicks Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 2 + 3 chicks Ringed plover 2 Shoveler 1 Gadwall 2 Swift 3 Common tern 126+ Kestrel (pair observed food passing) 2 Lapwing 16 + 4 chicks Black-headed gull 32   &

21 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 18/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 18/05/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 28 Shelduck 13 Avocet 26 + 9 Black-tailed godwit 1 Shoveler 1 Common tern 106 Tufted duck 8 Lapwing 10 + 11 chicks Saline lagoon Avocet 2 Shoveler 1 Oystercatcher 1 Tufted duck 20 Lesser black-ba

18 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 17/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 17/05/2017

AM high tide   Wader Lake: Common tern 105 Avocet 27 adults and 6 chicks Ringed plover 2 Little-ringed plover 1 Redshank 4 Black-tailed godwit 1 Gadwall 1 Shoveler 1 Lapwing 20 adults and 12 chicks Black-headed gulls 18   Saline lagoon: Avocet 2

17 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 16/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 16/05/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 29 + 9 chicks Grey heron 22 Ringed plover 2 Shoveler 2 Redshank 4 Common tern 91 Eurasian teal 2 Lesser black-backed gull 2 Black-headed gull 23 Gadwall 4 Saline Lagoon Tufted duck 7 Avocet 2 Shoveler 1 Hawthorn Woo

16 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 15/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 15/05/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 29 + 6 chicks Oystercatcher 3 Grey heron 22 Redshank 2 Ringed plover 2 Common tern 102+ Black-tailed godwit 1 Shoveler 2 Tufted duck 5 Gadwall 2 Stock dove 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Avocet 3 Tufted duck 9 Shovel

15 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 14/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 14/05/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 21 + 6 chicks Shelduck 7 Grey heron 26 Coot 2 Shoveler 3 Black-tailed godwit 1 Tufted duck 6 Oystercatcher 2 Common tern 65 Little ringed plover 2 Lapwing 15 + 9 chicks Saline Lagoon Shelduck 15 Tufted duck 16 Avoce

14 May 2017
WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS 13/05/17

WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS 13/05/17

WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 17 + 3 chicks Lapwing - 14 + 14 chicks Redshank - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 Ringed Plover - 2 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Grey Heron - 26 Common Tern - 107 Shoveler - 3   SALINE LAGOON / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 4 Oystercatch

13 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 11/05/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 7 Common tern 130 Dunlin 2 Little ringed plover 2 Oystercatcher 2 Avocet 16 + 3 juvenile Common sandpiper 1 Gadwall 5 Redshank 5 Shoveler 4 Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Oystercatcher 1 Shelduck 10 Tufted duck

11 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 09/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 09/05/17

AM low tide   Wader Lake Avocet 23 + 3 chicks Teal 4 Oystercatcher 3 Tufted duck 14 Black-tailed godwit 7 Little ringed plover 2 Common tern 70+ Coot 2 Grey wagtail 1 Swallow 3 Shoveler 3   Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Shelduck 7 Oystercatcher 1 &nbsp

9 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 08/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 08/05/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 15 + 3 chicks Pied wagtail 2 Coot 2 Shoveler 3 Gadwall 3 Black-tailed godwit 7 Dunlin - summer plumage adult 1 Oystercatcher 9 Lapwing 20 + 8 chicks Common tern 14 Shelduck 16 Saline Lagoon Avocet 3 Shelduck 6 Hawtho

8 May 2017
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Lapwing (6 broods) - 30 + 14 chicks Avocet - 18 Black-tailed Godwit - 12 Redshank - 4 Oystercatcher - 3 Common Tern - 10 Black Headed Gull - 8 Grey Heron - 26 + 20 young Gadwall - 5 Shoveler - 4 Teal - 4  

5 May 2017