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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 - 15/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 15/04/17

AM high tide Wader Lake Avocet 20 Gadwall 9 Shelduck 31 Grey heron 20 +5 juveniles Shoveler 1 Black-tailed godwit 28 Lapwing 32 Little-ringed plover 1 Redshank 10 Oystercatcher 1 Eurasian Teal 20   Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Lapwing 1 Shelduck 9 Eurasian

15 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 13/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 13/04/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 18 Black-tailed godwit 26 Lapwing 26 Oystercatcher 4 Ringed plover 2 Common snipe 6 Redshank 5 Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Lapwing 2 Hawthorn Wood Great-spotted woodpecker 2 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 10 Greenfinch 4 Goldfinch

13 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 12/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 12/04/17

AM, mid tide   Wader Lake: Ringed plover 3 Avocet 21 Common snipe 5 Redshank 6 Oystercatcher 2 Pied wagtail 1 Black-tailed godwit 31 Kestrel 1 Northern lapwing 25 Stock dove 2   Saline lagoon: Black-tailed godwit 1 Avocet 4 Shoveler 2 Oystercatc

12 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 11/04/17

a.m.  Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 28 Avocet 23 Northern lapwing 25 Oystercatcher 4 Northern shoveller 4 Common snipe 2 Gadwall 2 Shelduck 16 Redshank 3 Kestrel 1 Saline Lagoon Northern lapwing 3 Oystercatcher 2 Avocet 2 Eurasian curlew 1 3rd winter he

11 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 10/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 10/04/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Little ringed plover 3 Avocet 24 (multiple pairs on nest scrapes) Mute swan 2 Kestrel 1 Gadwall 2 (pair) Shoveler 6 Black-tailed godwit 28 Common snipe 2 Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 28/9 chicks Northern lapwing 19 Saline Lag

10 April 2017
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 24 Shelduck - 23 Northern Shoveler - 8 Black-tailed Godwit - 28 Northern Lapwing - 24 Grey Heron - 31 + 11 chicks Common Snipe - 6 Mallard - 7 + 11 chicks Canada Geese - 9 Greylag - 5 Black-headed Gull

9 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 07/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 07/04/17

AM, LOW TIDE Wader Lake Avocet 24 (site total 28) Lapwing 16 (with seven nests) Redshank 10 Black-tailed godwit 20 Common snipe 8 Jack snipe 1 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 23 Mute swan 7 Grey heron 30 +9 chicks   AM, LOW TIDE Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Oyste

7 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 05/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 05/04/17

AM, high tide Wader Lake: Grey heron 26 Redshank 28 Northern shoveler 9 Northern lapwing 25 Avocet 19 Black-tailed godwit 28 Gadwall 2 Common snipe 7 Mute swan 2 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 14   AM, high tide Saline lagoon: Shelduck 16 Eurasian curlew 1

5 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 04/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 04/04/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 26 Black-tailed godwit 26 Redshank 27 Northern lawping 23 Grey heron 21 Northern shoveller 6 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 19 Common snipe 3 Eurasian teal 7 Greylag 9 Canada goose 10 Saline Lagoon Mute swan 2 Avocet 2 No

4 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 03/04/17

Wildlife sightings - 03/04/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 28 Grey heron 16 Lapwing 28 Redshank 40 Black-headed gull 13 Shelduck 11 Avocet 19 Shoveler 7 Oystercatcher 2 Common snipe 9 Eurasian teal 8 Saline Lagoon Avocet 4 Stock dove 2 Shelduck 12 Oystercatcher

3 April 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 02/04/17

Wildlife Sightings - 02/04/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-tailed Godwit - 26 Kestrel - 1 Teal - 16 Avocet - 19 Shoveler - 6 Grey Heron - 25 Coot - 4 Tufted Duck - 6 Lapwing - 27 Redshank - 38 Common Snipe - 3 Oystercatcher - 4 Black-headed Gull - 11 Saline Lagoon Oystercatc

2 April 2017
Wildlife sightings - 31/03/17

Wildlife sightings - 31/03/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid-high Wader Lake Avocet 20 Shoveler 6 Black-tailed godwit 1 Gadwall 4 Snipe 6 Lapwing 35 Grey heron 22 Shelduck 22 Eurasian teal 17 Oystercatcher 4 Redshank 15 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 6 Gadwall 4 Oystercatcher 2 Lapwing 3 Eurasian teal

31 March 2017
Wildlife sightings - 30/03/17

Wildlife sightings - 30/03/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 8 Lapwing 36 Redshank 14 Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 38 (20 nests) Kestrel 1 Gadwall 4 Shoveler 4 Shelduck 16 Saline Lagoon Avocet 10 Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 12 Hawthorn Wood Bramling 2 Bullfinch 10 Goldfinch 2 Siski

30 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings -28/3/17

Wildlife Sightings -28/3/17

Wader Lake A.M Tide Level: Low   Avocet 19 Shelduck 34 Northern Shoveler 13 Common Snipe 10 Mute Swan (mating/courting) 1 pair Lapwing 22 Gadwall 9 Oystercatcher 4 Kestrel 1 (female) Redshank 4 Coot 4 Domestic Duck 1 Tufted Duck 3 Lesser Black-Backe

28 March 2017
Wildlife sightings - 27/03/17

Wildlife sightings - 27/03/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 16 Common snipe 11 Shoveler 6 Kestrel 2 (pair) Lapwing 44 Gadwall 6 Coot 4 Oystercatcher 2 Lesser black-backed gull 2 Heron 32 Teal 9 Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Gadwall 1 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 1 Bullfinch 9 Goldfinch 5

27 March 2017