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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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Today's sightings 8/12/16

Today's sightings 8/12/16

a.m. tide level high Wader Lake Shelduck 4 Mallard 14 Teal 26 Lapwing 42 Redshank 22 Grey heron 2 Jay 2 Saline lagoon Teal 16 Redshank 4 Other birds Redwing 19 - lagoon scrub Grey heron 5 - river Cormorant 3 - river Hawthorn wood Great spotted woodpecker

8 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 05/12/2016

Wildlife sightings - 05/12/2016

a.m. Tide level: mid Wader Lake (100% frozen) Flock of Eurasian teal flew over 17 Redwing 12 Curlew - fly over 1 Saline Lagoon (100% frozen) Hawthorn Hide Bullfinch 12 Greenfinch 4 Goldfinch 3 Blue tit 10 Great spotted woodpecker 2 Dunnock 2 Robin 4 Coal

5 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 02/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 02/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shelduck 4 Teal 10 Redshank 12 Lapwing 1 Kestrel (meadow) pair 2 Redwing (hedgerow) 26 Mistle thrush 2 Bullfinch 4 Saline Lagoon Curlew 14 Teal 9 Jay flew over 2 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Coal tit 5 Great tit

2 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 01/12/16

Wildlife sightings - 01/12/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shelduck 6 Teal 22 Redshank 10 Stock dove 2 Kestrel 1 Redwing 24 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 1 Teal 7 Hawthorn Wood Long-tailed tit 8 Willow tit 1 Coal tit 7 Blue tit 21 Great tit 9 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 16 Chaffinch 19 Greenfinc

1 December 2016
Wildlife sightings - 30/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 30/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake *Frozen* Saline Lagoon *Frozen* Hawthorn Wood Blue tit 2 Bullfinch 3 Other birds Goldfinch - 6 - Wader Lake footpath Tufted duck - 10 - Reservoir Black-headed gull - 10 - River Wear Cormorant 0 2 0 River Wear Great tit - 2

30 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 29/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 29/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake (frozen) Kestrel 2 Redshank 3 Redwing 5 Lapwing 16 Saline Lagoon Frozen! Hawthorn Wood *very busy* Nuthatch 2 Great spotted woodpecker 2 Crossbill *heard* Robin Bullfinch Greenfinch Goldfinch Chaffinch Blue tit Willow tit G

29 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 28/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 28/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Shoveler 3 Shelduck 7 Redshank 4 Eurasian teal 8 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 20 Moorhen 5 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 9 Goldfinch 3 Greenfinch 1 Chaffinch 7 Blue tit 5 Great tit 1 Coal tit 4 Dunnock 1 Robin 2 Great spotted

28 November 2016
Todays Sightings

Todays Sightings

WADER LAKE AM LOW TIDE / 100% FROZEN Shelduck - 1 Kestrel (meadow) - 1 female Sparrowhawk (Wader Lake footpath) - 1 male   SALINE LAGOON / AM / LOW TIDE / 100% FROZEN RIVER WEAR Grey Heron - 5 Cormorant - 4 Goosander - 1 Little Grebe - 1 Teal - 62 &n

26 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 26/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 26/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake (90% frozen) Curlew 1 Redshank 3 Shelduck 4 Teal 10 Kestrel (Meadow) Saline Lagoon (100% frozen) Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Bullfinch 14 Goldfinch 6 Greenfinch 8 Long-tailed tit 8 Blackcap 1 Robin 4 Wren 1 Dun

25 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 24/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 24/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Shelduck 5 Teal 22 Kestrel 1 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 18 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Nuthatch 1 Bullfinch 10 Greenfinch 4 Willow tit 1 Other birds Jack snipe - 1 - Opposite otter pen on footpath Domestic

24 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 23/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 23/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: Mid/high Wader Lake Grey heron 1 Shelduck 4 Eurasian teal 25 Redshank 5 Tufted duck 1 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 4 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch Robin Dunnock Coal tit Greenfinch Blue tit Bullfinch Great tit Other birds Kestrel - 1 - Top Meado

23 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 22/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 22/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Redshank 30 Shelduck 1 Lapwing 1 Eurasian teal 14 Curlew 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Shelduck 1 Eurasian teal 5 Mallard 7 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 4 Chaffinch 6 Blue tit 3 Robin 2 Nuthatch 1 Great spotted woodpecker 1 Coal

22 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 21/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 21/11/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Redshank 8 Lapwing 3 Black-headed gull 41 Eurasian teal 4 Along Wader Lake footpath Siskin Redwing Blackbird Song thrush Saline Lagoon Greylag 7 Eurasian teal 17 Shelduck 1 Hawthorn Wood Robin Dunnock Chaffinch Coal tit Gr

21 November 2016
Today's Sighting's

Today's Sighting's

WADER LAKE / AM / HIGH TIDE / PART FROZEN Common Gull - 1 Herring Gull - 5 Black-headed Gull - 17 Eurasian Teal - 6 Lapwing - 5 Redshank - 8   SALINE LAGOON / AM Shelduck - 1 Eurasian Teal - 7 Redshank - 1   OTHER BIRDS / AM Greenfinch - Filter

20 November 2016
Wildlife sightings - 18/11/16

Wildlife sightings - 18/11/16

a.m.  Tide level: Mid Wader Lake (50% Frozen) Lapwing - 12 Redshank - 9 Black-headed gull - 52 Herring gull - 2 Grey heron - 1 Redwing (On footpath) - 20 Long-tailed tit (On footpath) - 16 Jay (On footpath) - 1 Siskin (On footpath) - 8 Saline Lagoon She

18 November 2016