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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 - 05/09/16

Wildlife sightings - 05/09/16

a.m. Tide Level: High (going out) Wader Lake Wigeon 1 Curlew 1 Common snipe 6 Eurasian teal 48 Black-tailed godwit 7 Lapwing 120 Greenshank 2 Gadwall 4 Saline Lagoon Little egret 1 Grey heron 1 Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch 6 Greenfinch 3 Dunnock 1 R

5 September 2016
Wildlife sightings 02/09/16

Wildlife sightings 02/09/16

Morning. Tide level mid-low. Wader lake Black tailed godwit 2 Common snipe 2 Redshank 10 Eurasian teal 25 Black headed gull 4 Lapwing 40 Saline lagoon Wigeon 1 Hawthorn wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Robin 3 Great tit 4 Chaffinch 5 Blue tit 3 Goldfinch 8

2 September 2016
Wildlife sightings - 01/09/16

Wildlife sightings - 01/09/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 4 Snipe 5 Eurasian teal 25 Lapwing 30 Black-headed gull 20 Pied wagtail 20 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 2 Hawthorn Wood Robin 2 Chaffinch 4 Blue tit 3 Greenfinch 1 Bullfinch 2 Goldfinch 4 Wren 1 Dunnock 1

1 September 2016
Wildlife sightings - 31/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 31/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 11 Lapwing 73 Redshank 6 Common snipe 1 Gadwall 8 Eursian teal 17 Black-headed gull 5 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch 12 Greenfinch 6 Coal tit 2 Great tit 7 Robin 3 Other birds Ferrugi

31 August 2016
Wildlife sightings Tues 30 August

Wildlife sightings Tues 30 August

A.m. Low tide Wader Lake Black tailed godwit 17 Bar tailed godwit 4 Lapwing 61 Redshank 10 Common snipe 5 Shoveler (juveniles) 3 Eurasian teal 11 Grey heron 2 Pied wagtail 1 Gadwall 4 Saline lagoon Grey heron 1 Redshank 2 Other birds Little grebe (juvenil

30 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 29/08/2016

Wildlife sightings - 29/08/2016

a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Lapwing 201 Black-tailed godwit 6 Bar-tailed godwit 2 Common snipe 4 Gadwall 4 Eurasean teal 16 Pied wagtail 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Redshank 3 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch 5 Greenfinch 2 Robin 3 Coal tit 2 Great tit 7 Blue

29 August 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 28/08/2016

Wildlife Sightings - 28/08/2016

a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Little grebe juvenile 1 Common tern juvenile 1 Eurasian teal 27 Lapwing 11 Redshank 6 Gadwall 9 Saline Lagoon Mallard 72 Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood Jay 2 Great-spotted woodpecker 3 Willow tit 2 Treecreeper 2 Nuthatch 1 Blackc

28 August 2016
Wildlife Sightings - 27/08/2016

Wildlife Sightings - 27/08/2016

a.m. - Tide Level: mid Wader Lake Common snipe 1 Black-tailed godwit 13 Lapwing 84 Teal 45 Redshank 45 Avocet 1 Black headed gull 18 Curlew 3 Ruff 1 Grey heron 4 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper 1 Teal 5 Grey heron 1 Goldfinch 35 Hawthorn Hide Goldfinch 3 G

28 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 26/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 26/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Curlew 25 Redshank 55 Black-tailed godwit 11 Bar-tailed godwit 1 Eurasian teal 20 Avocet 4 Common tern 3 Snipe 2 Lapwing 150 Grey heron 1 Saline Lagoon Goosander 1 Redshank 1 Eurasian teal 1 Goldfinch 15 Hawthorn Wood Gold

26 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 25/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 25/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 2 Common tern 3 Black-tailed godwit Teal 20 Redshank 15 Snipe 4 Lapwing 10 Hawthorn Wood Willow tit 1 Coal tit 2 Goldfinch 9 Chaffinch 3 Robin 1 Blue tit 1 Greenfinch 1

25 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 24/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 24/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Ruff 1 Avocet 2 Common tern 3 Curlew 5 Lapwing 161 Grey heron 4 Common snipe 1 Redshank 32 Eurasian teal 6 Bar-tailed godwit 2 Black-tailed godwit 6 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 3 Grey heron 1 Female goosander 1 *first since wint

24 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 23/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 23/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Green sandpiper 2 Ruff 1 Curlew 14 Black-tailed godwit 10 Bar-tailed godwit 1 Redshank 79 Avocet 3 Lapwing 137 Ringed plover 1 Common snipe 5 Eurasian teal 9 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 3 Cormorant 10 Hawthorn Wood Jay 2 Gold

23 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 22/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 22/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Curlew 4 Ruff 1 Black-tailed godwit 11 Bar-tailed godwit 1 Ringed plover 1 Redshank 71 Lapwing 62 Avocet 3 Black-headed gull 6 Common tern 30 Common snipe 1 Saline Lagoon Eurasian teal 6 Grey heron 1 Gadwall 2 Hawthorn Woo

22 August 2016
Wildlife Sighting - 21/08/16

Wildlife Sighting - 21/08/16

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Peregrine Falcon - 1 Little Egret - 1 Curlew - 20 Avocet - 3 Lapwing - 256 Black-tailed Godwit - 5 Common Snipe - 2 Redshank - 43 Grey Heron - 6   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM     Tide/High Lapwing -

21 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 20/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 20/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 3 Lapwing 160 Redshank 72 Common snipe 6 Little ringed plover 1 Black-tailed godwit 6 Common sandpiper 1 Common tern 38 Saline Lagoon Sparrowhawk (low over lagoon) 1 Curlew 2 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 2

20 August 2016