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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 - 10/03/17

Wildlife sightings - 10/03/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 16 Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing 80 Redshank 52 Common snipe 4 Grey heron 44 (25 nests) Wigeon 6 Gadwall 4 Teal 40 Shoveler 6 Shelduck 33 Saline Lagoon Curlew 6 Shoveler 2 Shelduck 10 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 2 Chaffinch 34

10 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 09/03/17

Wildlife Sightings - 09/03/17

Wader Lake A.M Tide Level: Mid Avocet - 12 Oystercatcher - 6 Stock Dove - 1 Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 8 Teal - 7 Grey Heron - 35 Redshank - 21 Lapwing - 43 2nd Winter Common Gull - 1 Shelduck - 26 Kestrel - 2 Saline Lagoon A.M Tide Level: Mid Kingfisher - 1

9 March 2017
TODAYS SIGHTINGS

TODAYS SIGHTINGS

WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 10 Oystercatcher - 4 Redshank - 36 Lapwing - 82 Common Snipe - 6 Wigeon - 10 Gadwall - 8 Teal - 61 Shelduck - 44 Shoveler - 10   SALINE LAGOON / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 4 Curlew - 2 Shelduck - 6 Oystercatcher - 2 &n

8 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 6/3/17

Wildlife Sightings - 6/3/17

Wader Lake A.M Tide Level: High Avocet - 11 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 89 Mute Swan - 1 Redshank - 32 Shoveler - 4 Grey Heron - 43 Teal - 4 Wigeon - 8 Common Snipe - 14   Saline Lagoon A.M Tide Level: High Shelduck - 2 Stock Dove - 2 Teal - 6 Oyst

6 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 05/03/17

Wildlife Sightings - 05/03/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet - 11 Northern Shoveler - 7 Wigeon - 7 Redshank - 34 Grey Heron - 42 Common Snipe - 4 Oystercatcher - 3 Gadwall - 2 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Northern Lapwing - 66 Shelduck - 19 Saline Lagoon Stock Dove - 2 Lesser

5 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 03/03/17

Wildlife Sightings - 03/03/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet - 5 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 118 Redshank - 56 Common Snipe - 10 Mute Swan - 3 Shelduck - 42 Shoveler - 14 Wigeon - 5 Teal - 62 Grey Heron - 51 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 4 Wigeon - 2 Shoveler - 4 Shelduck - 4 Hawthor

3 March 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 02/03/17

Wildlife Sightings - 02/03/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet - 3 Lapwing - 145 Redshank - 67 Oystercatcher - 4 Common Snipe - 4 Wigeon - 12 Teal - 61 Shoveler - 14 Shelduck - 48 Grey Heron - 46 (22 Nests) Mute Swan - 2 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 2 Curlew - 2 Teal - 9 Hawt

2 March 2017
Wildlife sightings - 28/02/17

Wildlife sightings - 28/02/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 3 Grey heron 26 Shoveler 8 Lapwing 76 Shelduck 24 Black-headed gull 37 Redshank 4 Eurasian teal 18 Greylag goose 2 Canada goose 2 Saline Lagoon Gadwall 2 Shelduck 2 Hawthorn Wood Siskin 3 Dunnock 6 Robin 2 Great spot

28 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 27/02/17

Wildlife sightings - 27/02/17

a.m Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron 27 Avocet 3 Shoveler 6 Northern Lapwing 53 Tufted duck 2 Common snipe 7 Stock dove 5 Mute swan 3 Shelduck 26 Saline Lagoon Wigeon 2 Eurasian teal 17 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 1 Greenfinch 3 Siskin 2 Robin 5 Great sp

27 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 26/02/17

Wildlife sightings - 26/02/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 3 Kestrel 2 (pair) Grey heron 42 Shoveler 15 Eurasian shelduck 27 Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing 53 Redshank 16 Goosander 1 Lesser black-backed gull 1 Common snipe 3 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 22 Eurasian curlew 1 Hawthor

26 February 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 25/02/2017

Wildlife Sightings - 25/02/2017

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet - 1 Lapwing - 90 Redshank - 67 Oystercatcher - 4 Grey Heron - 36 Wigeon - 8 Shoveler - 28 Shelduck - 64 Teal - 51 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 5 Shelduck - 2 Wigeon - 2 Hawthorn Wood Brambling - 1 Bullfinch - 16 Siskin - 1

25 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 24/02/17

Wildlife sightings - 24/02/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Lapwing 110 Oystercatcher 4 Redshank 53 Grey heron 46 Shoveler 30 Shelduck 52 Teal 41 Gadwall 4 Saline Lagoon Wigeon 2 Curlew 20 Greater black-backed gull 1 Stock dove 4 Hawthorn Wood Reed bunting 2 Bullfinch 16 Siskin 10 G

24 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 23/02/17

Wildlife sightings - 23/02/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 1 Lapwing 58 (14 territory displaying) Redshank 21 Oystercatcher 4 Common snipe 3 Grey heron 50 (22 nests) Shoveler 26 Teal 71 Gadwall 4 Shelduck 32 Saline Lagoon Curlew 26 Wigeon 4 Teal 10 Common snipe 1 Hawthorn Wo

23 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 22/02/17

Wildlife sightings - 22/02/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Pink footed goose 1 Avocet 1 Jack snipe 1 Common snipe 5 Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing 50 Redshank 26 Grey heron 38 Shelduck 44 Shoveler 17 Wigeon 4 Saline lagoon Curlew 32 Teal 10 Mallard 26 Hawthorn Wood Bramling 2 Bullfinch 14

22 February 2017
Wildlife sightings - 21/02/17

Wildlife sightings - 21/02/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 1 (adult female - earliest arrival on site record!) Grey heron 44 Oystercatcher 4 Northern Lapwing 45 Tufted duck 8 Shelduck 28 Coot 3 Redshank 25 Common snipe 8 Northern shoveler 12 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 4 Ha

21 February 2017