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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 - 13/01/17

Wildlife sightings - 13/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low-mid Wader Lake Curlew 150 Eurasian teal 20 Shelduck 8 Black-headed gull 43 Herring gull 5 Saline lagoon Curlew 20 Wigeon 2 Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 10 Blue tit 3 Dunnock 4 Chaffinch 11 Bullfinch 15 Great spotted woodpecker 1

13 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 11/01/17

Wildlife sightings - 11/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron 1 Eurasian teal 10 Shelduck 19 Saline Lagoon Curlew 30 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 7 Robin  3 Blue tit 1 Dunnock 2 Chaffinch 4 Other birds Black-headed gull - 25 - River Wear

11 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 10/01/17

Wildlife sightings - 10/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Stock dove 1 Lapwing 47 Eurasian Shelduck 21 Eurasian Curlew 1 Jay 1 Sparrowhawk 1 Eurasian teal 12 Saline Lagoon Eurasian shelduck 2 Eurasian curlew 37 Wigeon 1 Redshank 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 15 Great tit 6 Blue tit 3

10 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 09/01/16

Wildlife sightings - 09/01/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron 1 Curlew 2 Eurasian teal 52 Redshank 1 Eurasian shelduck 12 Saline Lagoon Curlew 36 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Chaffinch 12 Blue tit 19 Great tit 12 Coal tit 6 Robin 7 Bullfinch 36 Willow tit 2 Dunn

9 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 08/01/17

Wildlife Sightings - 08/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Eurasian Shelduck - 9 Eurasian Teal - 46 Redshank - 30 Black-headed Gull - 34 Herring Gull - 1 Common Snipe - 1 Mistle Thrush - 1 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 1 Black-headed Gull - 1 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 4 Chaffinch -

8 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 07/01/17

Wildlife Sightings - 07/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Oystercatcher - 1 Lapwing - 40 Redshank - 56 Curlew - 4 Shelduck - 12 Wigeon - 2 Teal - 50 Black-headed Gull - 119 Great Black-backed Gull - 1 Grey Heron - 3 Saline Lagoon Kingfisher - 1 Curlew - 22 Hawthorn Wood Great S

7 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 06/01/17

Wildlife Sightings - 06/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake (60% Frozen) Curlew - 15 Shelduck - 8 Eurasian Teal - 20 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 60 Shelduck - 2 Hawthorn Wood Siskin - 1 Reed Bunting - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 & many other garden and woodland birds. Other birds

6 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 05/01/17

Wildlife sightings - 05/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Curlew 5 Lapwing 14 Redshank 2 Shelduck 5 Teal 11 Canada goose 14 Black-headed gull 52 Saline Lagoon  100% frozen Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 4 Great spotted woodpecker 4 Blue tit 2 Robin 1 Chaffinch 6 Other birds Mistle thru

5 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 04/01/17

Wildlife sightings - 04/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid-high Wader Lake Lapwing 1 Shelduck 8 Oystercatcher 1 Eurasian teal 25 Wigeon 5 Saline Lagoon Curlew 25 Kingfisher 1 Other birds Pink-footed goose - 1 - Over site Chaffinch - 10 - Hollowood Goldfinch - 5 - Hollowood Bullfinch - 6 - Hol

4 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 03/01/17

Wildlife sightings - 03/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Curlew 25 Black-headed gull 3 Eurasian shelduck 12 Eurasian teal 15 Saline Lagoon Curlew 36 Eurasian teal 2 Eurasian shelduck 4 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 3 Jay 1 Robin 7 Dunnock 2 Bullfinch 14 Coal tit 4 Blue t

3 January 2017
Wildlife sightings - 02/01/17

Wildlife sightings - 02/01/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Eurasian shelduck 12 Eurasian teal 15 Jay 1 Saline Lagoon Eurasian curlew 5 Hawthorn Wood Sparrowhawk (pair) 2 Great spotted woodpecker 2 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 17 Reed bunting 1 Robin 5 Dunnock 2 Willow tit 3 Blue tit 9 Grea

2 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 01/01/2017

Wildlife Sightings - 01/01/2017

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Black-headed Gull - 44 Lapwing - 27 Shelduck - 17 Mallard - 12 Saline Lagoon Eurasian Curlew - 41 Coot - 3 Moorhen - 1 Hawthorn Wood Long Tailed Tit - 17 Chaffinch - 12 Blue Tit - 12 Bullfinch - 11 Greenfinch - 2 Goldfinch

1 January 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 31/12/16

Wildlife Sightings - 31/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shelduck - 10 Lapwing - 1 Grey Heron - 1 Jackdaw - 4 Black-headed Gull - 60 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 52 Redshank - 6 Teal - 30 Shelduck - 4 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 Treecreeper - 1 Nuthatch  - 1 Willow Tit

31 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 29/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 29/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Curlew 4 Northern Lapwing 2 Kestrel 1 Saline Lagoon (100% frozen) Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 18 Robin 7 Dunnock 2 Chaffinch 21 Blue tit 16 Great tit 9 Coal tit 4 Blackbird 2 Greenfinch 5 Goldfinch 3 Other birds Great spotted w

29 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 28/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 28/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (100% frozen) Sparrowhawk 1 Northern lapwing 7 Canada Goose 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 1 Black-headed gull 70 Hawthorn Wood Brambling 1 Chaffinch 26 Robin 7 Blackbird Great spotted woodpecker 1 Willow tit 3 Blue tit 14 Gree

28 December 2016