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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 - 27/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 27/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Mute swan 2 Lapwing 68 Eurasian teal 26 Shelduck 5 Saline Lagoon Wigeon 1 Eurasian teal 11 Willow tit (on reedbed feeders) 2 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Robin 7 Dunnock 1 Coal tit 5 Blue tit 7 Great tit 2 Greenfinch 6 Bullfinc

27 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 23/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 23/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Curlew 70 Lapwing 35 Shelduck 10 Eurasian teal 8 Saline Lagoon Curlew 6 Shelduck 5 Eurasian teal 12 Grey heron 3 Kestrel 2 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Bullfinch 4 Chaffinch 6 Goldfinch 5 Coal tit 2 Robin 2 Gre

23 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 22/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 22/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Lapwing 42 Redshank 12 Curlew 9 Shelduck 12 Wigeon 2 Teal 53 Saline Lagoon Curlew 50 Shelduck 4 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Nuthatch 1 Treecreeper 1 Long-tailed tit 14 Willow tit 1 Coal tit 8 Bullfinch 22 Gold

22 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 21/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 21/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Curlew 52 Lapwing 80 Redshank 23 Shelduck 9 Teal 41 Wigeon 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 90 Redshank 11 Shelduck 6 Teal 14 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 27 Chaffinch 34 Goldfinch 8 Greenfinch 6 Wil

21 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 20/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 20/12/16

a.m. Tide level: High Wader Lake Curlew 30 Lapwing 65 Redshank 6 Shelduck 8 Saline Lagoon Curlew 20 Grey heron 2 Sparrowhawk Hawthorn Wood Reed bunting 1 Bullfinch 3 Robin 2 Chaffinch 8 Great tit 6 Blue tit 5 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Dunnock 3 Other bir

20 December 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 18/12/16

Wildlife Sightings - 18/12/16

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Lapwing - 178 Eurasian Teal - 6 Shelduck - 7 Grey Heron - 2   Saline Lagoon Curlew - 50 Grey Heron - 2 Shelduck - 2 Eurasian Teal - 14 Herring Gull - 1   Hawthorn Wood Blue Tit - 3 Great Tit - 2 Robin

18 December 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 17/12/16

Wildlife Sightings - 17/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Shelduck - 10 Teal - 32 Jay - 1 Kestrel - 2 Redwing (Footpath) - 10 Saline Lagoon Grey Heron - 2 Great Black-backed Gull - 2 Black-headed Gull - 76 Canada Goose (Flew Over) - 28 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2 N

17 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 16/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 16/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Lapwing 90 Redshank 10 Teal 36 Shelduck 4 Kestrel 1 (Flew low over meadow) Sparrowhawk 1 (High over lake) Saline Lagoon Curlew 57 (meadow) Teal 11 Jackdaw 2 (meadow) Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 16 Greenfinch 10 Willow tit 1 Coa

16 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 15/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 15/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Curlew 65 Redshank 11 Lapwing 105 Greater black-backed gull 1 Black-headed gull 27 Cormorant 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 4 Teal 8 Redshank 3 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Long-tailed tit 8 Coal tit 8 Willow tit 1 Bullfinch 16 Green

15 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 14/12/2016

Wildlife sightings - 14/12/2016

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Kestrel (heard calling) 1 Shelduck 1 Eurasian teal 7 Redwing 8 Chaffinch 4 Saline Lagoon Cormorant 2 Hawthorn Wood Robin 7 Dunnock 2 Chaffinch 7 Blue tit 9 Great tit 10 Willow tit 2 Other birds Sparrowhawk - over insect gar

14 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 13/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 13/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Lapwing 148 Wigeon 1 Eurasian teal 16 Shelduck 4 Saline Lagoon Curlew 46 Grey heron 2 Eurasian teal 3 Hawthorn Wood Robin 7 Dunnock 2 Willow tit 1 Coal tit 5 Goldfinch 3 Blue tit 9 Great tit 8 Chaffinch 14 Other birds Song

13 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 12/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 12/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Wigeon (pair) 2 Lapwing 86 Curlew 4 Eurasian teal 9 Sparrowhawk (female) 1 Kestrel (male) 1 Shelduck 5 Saline Lagoon Sparrowhawk (female) 1 Hawthorn Wood Robin 7 Dunnock 1 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Coal tit 5 Blue tit 12 G

12 December 2016
Wildlife Sightings 11/12/16

Wildlife Sightings 11/12/16

a.m. Tide level: low Wader lake Lapwing - 1 Curlew - 4 Kestrel - 1 Shelduck - 4 Redshank - 5 Redwing (Along Footpath) - 8 Blackbird - 12 Teal - 18 Saline lagoon Curlew - 18 Wigeon - 1 Grey Heron - 1 Hawthorn Wood Blue Tit - 5 Chaffinch - 3 Coal

11 December 2016
Wildlife Sightings 10/12/16

Wildlife Sightings 10/12/16

a.m. Tide level: mid Wader lake Shelduck - 8 Teal - 46 Redshank - 32 Herring Gull - 2 Black-headed Gull - 18 Saline lagoon Curlew (Meadow) - 27 Redshank - 11 Teal - 10 Hawthorn Wood Jay - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Nuthatch - 1 Willow Tit - 1 Coal

10 December 2016
Today's sightings 9/12/16

Today's sightings 9/12/16

a.m. Tide level: mid Wader lake Lapwing 60 Redshank 3 Eurasian teal 2 Shelduck 2 Saline lagoon Wigeon 1 Curlew 40 Eurasian teal 4 Kingfisher (river reedbed viewed from Lagoon View Hide) 1 Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 12 Chaffinch 15 Bullfinch 9 Robin 1 Coal tit

9 December 2016