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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 - 19/03/16

Wildlife sightings - 19/03/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 4 Black-tailed godwit 3 Common snipe 7 Common sandpiper 1 Lapwing 314 Redshank 96 Curlew 4 Common tern 36 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 Redshank 9 Hawthorn Wood Jay 2 Great spotted woodpecker 3 Willow tit 2 Coal tit 8 B

19 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 18/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 18/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: low Wader Lake Avocet 4 Curlew 8 Black-tailed godwit 3 Common sandpiper 2 Common snipe 6 Lapwing 162 Redshank 48 Common tern 36 Teal 16 Gadwall 14 Mallard 135 Saline Lagoon Grey heron Hawthorn Wood Jay 2 Great spotted woodpecker 2 Long-ta

18 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 16/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 16/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron 6 Lapwing 107 Avocet 5 Eurasian teal 9 Gadwall 14 Shoveler 7 Common tern 26 Redshank 7 Common sandpiper 1 Black-tailed godwit 4 Tufted duck 2 Saline Lagoon Stock dove 1 Common snipe Lapwing 6 Redshank 1 Hawthorn

16 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 15/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 15/08/16

a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron 3 Eurasian teal 8 Avocet 5 Common tern 42 Common snipe 2 Lapwing 136 Gadwall 3 Common sandpiper 1 Stock dove 2 Black-tailed godwit 6 Redshank 7 Saline Lagoon Common snipe 1 Lapwing 9 Female sparrowhawk 1 Stock do

15 August 2016
Wildlife sightings 14/08/2016

Wildlife sightings 14/08/2016

A.M. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron: 4 Lapwing: 204 Common sandpiper: 1 Avocet: 3 Common tern: 28 Black-tailed godwit: 6 Redshank: 23 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper: 1 Grey heron: 1 Lesser black-backed gull: 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker

14 August 2016
Wildlife Sightings 13/8/16

Wildlife Sightings 13/8/16

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Mid Avocet - 4 Lapwing - 244 Black-tailed Godwit - 6 Redshank - 70 Common Snipe - 8 Common Sandpiper - 2 Oystercatcher - 2 Common Tern - 40 Teal - 22 Grey Heron - 9   Saline Lagoon      Time/AM     Tid

13 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 12/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 12/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 6 Lapwing 418 Black-tailed godwit 4 Redshank 92 Common snipe 5 Common sandpiper 2 Curlew 22 Oystercatcher 4 Black-headed gull 370 Common tern 30 Grey heron 10 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 120 Avocet 1 Common sand

12 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 11/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 11/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 8 Black-tailed godwit 4 Common sandpiper 1 Lapwing 220 Redshank 92 Oystercatcher 4 Curlew 2 Common snipe 3 Grey heron 9 adults + 15 juvenile Stock dove 5 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 62 Common sandpiper 2 Grey heron 3 juve

11 August 2016
Wildlife sightings 10/08/16

Wildlife sightings 10/08/16

morning high tide Wader Lake wood sandpiper common sandpiper 2 avocet 6 black tailed godwit 4 lapwing 312 redshank 110 oystercatcher 6 curlew 5 common snipe 7 common tern 47 grey heron 11 Saline lagoon avocet 1 lapwing 56 black headed gull 90 greater blac

10 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 09/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 09/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Grey heron 16 Greylag goose 19 Lapwing 221 Gadwall 11 Avocet 10 Common snipe 1 Black-tailed godwit 2 Curlew 2 Common sandpiper 1 Redshank 41 Eurasian teal 5 Saline Lagoon Little egret 1 Grey heron 2 (River reedbed) Lapwing

9 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 08/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 08/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: high Wader Lake Grey heron 7 Little egret 1 Lapwing 146 Avocet 8 + 2 young Curlew 4 Black-tailed godwit 2 Common sandpiper 1 Common tern 42 Shelduck 1 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 2 (in river reedbed) Common sandpiper 1 Lapwing 42 Black-heade

8 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 05/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 05/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 8 + 2 young Common sandpiper 1 Lapwing 52 Curlew 3 Redshank 10 Oystercatcher 2 Common tern 52 Grey heron 12 Gadwall 3 + 10 ducklings Teal 7 Black headed gull 90 Saline Lagoon Bleak headed gull 80 Lapwing 27 Common sa

5 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 04/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 04/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 8 + 2 juvenile Black-tailed godwit 1 Lapwing 185 Common sandpiper 1 Redshank 22 Common tern 60 Teal 3 Curlew 3 Gadwall 4 + 10 young Shoveler 3 + 6 young Saline Lagoon Lapwing 90 Black headed gull 210 Hawthorn Wood Ja

4 August 2016
Wildlife sightings - 03/08/16

Wildlife sightings - 03/08/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 8 + 2 juvenile Lapwing 190 Redshank 3 Common sandpiper 1 Black tailed gowdit 1 Oystercatcher 2 Common tern 60 Black headed gull 62 Grey heron 10 Gadwall 1 + 10 young Shoveler 2 young Saline Lagoon Lapwing 50 Grey her

3 August 2016
Wildlife sightings 02/08/2016

Wildlife sightings 02/08/2016

a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 8 + 2 young Common tern 50+ (Both avocet and common tern numbers are decreasing as the breeding season comes to a close) Lapwing 74 Common sandpiper 1 Black-tailed godwit 1 Eurasian teal 6 Pied wagtail 1 Grey heron 7

2 August 2016