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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 Sighting's

Today's Sighting's

WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 38 + 2 young Little Ringed Plover - 2 + 3 fledging Ringed Plover - 1 + 1 fledgling Lapwing - 42 Redshank - 16 Oystercatcher - 6 Common Tern - 311 Black-headed Gull - 25 Grey Heron - 30 Shelduck - 14 Gadwall - 8   S

16 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 14/07/16

Wildlife sightings - 14/07/16

a.m. Tide Level Mid Wader Lake Avocet 34 + 2 chicks Oystercatcher 4 Little ringed plover 3 Lapwing 31 Redshank 16 Grey heron 27 Common tern 309 Black headed gull 43 + 2 young Gadwall 6 + 10 ducklings Saline Lagoon Avocet 6 Lapwing 82 Redshank 20 Common sa

14 July 2016
Wildlife sightings 13/07/2016

Wildlife sightings 13/07/2016

a.m. Tide level: mid Wader Lake Avocet 25 Common  tern 200+ Lapwing 18 Redshank 14 Curlew 1 Little ringed plover 3 Teal (Eurasian in eclipse plumage) 1 Black headed gull 5 Barn Swallow 6 Saline Lagoon Avocet 6 Lapwing 30 Common sandpiper 2 Black headed g

13 July 2016
No entry to Spring Gill today (12/07/16)

No entry to Spring Gill today (12/07/16)

We’re undertaking essential work at Window on the Wear today which involves some heavy plant machinery - unfortunately this means that the fox proof gates into Spring Gill and the amphibian ponds will be closed for the day. The rest of the site includin

12 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 11/07/16

Wildlife sightings - 11/07/16

a.m. Tide level: High Wader Lake Avocet 20 + 11 young Tern 101 + 23 young Grey heron 4 Tufted duck 4 + 15 young Oystercatcher 8 Redshank 15 Shelduck 2 + 7 young Lapwing 5 Black headed gull 2 Saline Lagoon Common sandpiper 1 Oystercatcher 3 Lapwing 15 Blac

11 July 2016
Today's sighting's

Today's sighting's

WADER LAKE / AM /HIGH TIDE Avocet - 36 Little Ringed Plover - 2 + 2 Juv Lapwing - 18 Oystercatcher - 6 Redshank - 14 Common Sandpiper - 1 Common Tern - 220 Grey Heron - 22   SALINE LAGOON / AM Common Sandpiper - 3 Black-headed Gull - 68 Lapwing - 40

10 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 08/07/16

Wildlife sightings - 08/07/16

a.m. Tide Level High Wader Lake Avocet 34 Lapwing 10 Shelduck 14 Little ringed plover 1 + 3 juvenile Common tern 130 + 30 juvenile/chicks Gadwall 1 + 8 chicks Oystercatcher 2 Grey heron 4 Saline Lagoon Black headed gull 30 Lapwing 6 Oystercatcher 2 Hawtho

8 July 2016
Today's Sighting's

Today's Sighting's

WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 36 Lapwing - 6 Oystercatcher - 3 Little Ringed Plover - 1 Common Tern - 128 Black-headed Gull - 3 Shelduck - 16 Swallow - 4   SALINE LAGOON /AM Black-headed Gull - 26 Oystercatcher - 3 Lapwing - 4   OTHER BIRD

6 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 04/07/16

Wildlife sightings - 04/07/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 37 Lapwing 15 Barn swallow 12 Pied wagtail (juvenile) 1 Little ringed plover 5 Goldfinch 4 Common tern 150+ Swift 2 Redshank 5 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 21 Shelduck 2 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood Goldfinch 5 Greenfinch 2 G

4 July 2016
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 39 Common Sandpiper - 1 Lapwing - 16 Oystercatcher - 4 Coot - 1 Little Ringed Plover - 5 Swift - 6 Grey Heron - 25 Whitethroat - 4 Redshank - 5 Common Tern - 150   Saline Lagoon     Time/AM  

3 July 2016
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 38 Lapwing - 45 Little Ringed Plover - 2 + 3 chicks Redshank - 4 Oystercatcher - 4 Common Tern - 160 + 40 chicks Gadwall - 8 + 22 duckling Shoveler - 6 + 9 duckling Teal - 6 Grey Heron - 26 Shelduck - 2

2 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 01/07/16

Wildlife sightings - 01/07/16

a.m. Tide Level: low Wader Lake Avocet 40 Lapwing 22 Redshank 16 Oystercatcher4 Little ringed plover 2 + 2 chicks Ringed plover 1 Common tern 130 + 36 chicks House Martin 12 Grey heron 24 Grey wagtail 1 Saline Lagoon Gadwall 4 Grey heron 2 Hawthorn Wood (

1 July 2016
Wildlife sightings - 30/06/16

Wildlife sightings - 30/06/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 17 + 18 young Little ringed plover 2 + 2 chicks Lapwing 14 + 8 young Oystercatcher 6 Redshank 14 Common tern 170 + 32 young Grey heron 26 Shelduck 21 Saline Lagoon Grey heron 4 Gadwall 2 Shelduck 5 Hawthorn Wood Blac

30 June 2016
Wildlife sightings - 29/06/2016

Wildlife sightings - 29/06/2016

a.m. Tide level: high Wader lake Avocet 18 + 17 juveniles Oystercatcher 5 Little ringed plover 1 Shelduck 6 + 7 young Redshank 8 Black-headed gull 15 Lapwing 10 + 4 chicks Common tern 160+ & 30 chicks Gadwall 1 Teal 4 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 3

29 June 2016
Wildlife sightings - 28/06/2016

Wildlife sightings - 28/06/2016

a.m. Tide level: high Wader Lake Avocet 18 + 24 young Black-headed gull 19 Little ringed plover 2 + 3 young Oystercatcher 6 Shoveler (drake in eclipse plumage) 1 Lapwing 14 Redshank 3 Eurasian teal (drake in eclipse plumage) 1 Common tern 130+ & 30+ y

28 June 2016