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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 sighting's - 29/04/16

Wildlife sighting's - 29/04/16

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Little ringed plover 3 Avocet 16 Lapwing 12 Gadwall 2 Mute swan 3 Shoveler 3 Grey heron 20 Black headed gull 6 Teal 10 Shelduck 8 Redshank 10 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 12 Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood Great tit 1 Dunnock 2 Blue tit

29 April 2016
Wildlife sightings - 28/04/16

Wildlife sightings - 28/04/16

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 19 Little ringed plover 1 Black-tailed godwit 3 Lapwing 10 + 2 juvenile Gadwall 2 Teal 20 Goosander 2 Shoveler 3 Grey heron 26 Shelduck 18 Redshank 4 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 16 Redshank  1 Lesser black-backed gull 2

28 April 2016
Wildlife sighting's - 27/04/16

Wildlife sighting's - 27/04/16

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake European white-fronted goose 1 Avocet 16 Tufted duck 6 Shoveler 3 Gadwall 2 Lapwing 2 Dunlin 1 Common tern 3 Black-tailed godwit 3 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 2 Shelduck 6 Hawthorn Wood Dunnock 2 Robin 1 Chaffinch 4 Blue ti

27 April 2016
Wildlife sightings - 25/04/16

Wildlife sightings - 25/04/16

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Mute swan 3 Shelduck 2 Shovoler 3 Tufted duck 10 Grey heron 28 Little ringed Plover 2 Lapwing 10 Redshank 2 Black-tailed godwit 3 Avocet 18 Stock dove 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 2 Stock dove 1 Hawthorn Wood Willow warbler 2 C

25 April 2016
Wildlife sightings - 22/04/16

Wildlife sightings - 22/04/16

a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Avocet 18 Little ringed plover 3 Lapwing 8 Black-tailed godwit 2 Oystercatcher 2 Commom tern 1 (first of the year!) Pink-footed goose 1 Shoveler 8 Gadwall 4 Shelduck 23 Saline Lagoon Lesser black-backed gull 2 Hawthorn Wood

22 April 2016
Wildlife sightings - 19/04/16

Wildlife sightings - 19/04/16

a.m. Tide Level: low Wader Lake Avocet 16 European white-fronted goose 1 Grey heron 31 (+ 4 juvenile) Lapwing 10 (+ 9 juvenile) Gadwall 1 Mute swan 2 Shelduck 16 Teal 12 Black tailed godwit 1 Tufted duck 12 Oystercatcher 1 Saline Lagoon Gadwall 2 Lesser

19 April 2016
Wildlife sightings - 18/04/16

Wildlife sightings - 18/04/16

a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Mute swan 2 Pink-footed goose 1 European white-fronted goose 1 Gadwall 6 Eurasian teal 8 Grey heron 20 (+ 5 juvenile on nests) Shoveler 3 Avocet 19 Oystercatcher 2 Carlew 1 Swallow 1 Lesser black-backed gull 2 Saline Lagoon

18 April 2016
Wildlife sightings – 17/04/16

Wildlife sightings – 17/04/16

a.m. Tide level: low Wader Lake Avocet 15 Pink-footed goose 1 European white-fronted goose 1 Oystercatcher 4 Lapwing (first chicks seen on the meadow!) 26 Black-tailed godwit 2 Cormorant 1 Swallow 1 Pied wagtail 2 Grey heron 33 + 5 juveniles in nests Shov

17 April 2016
Wildlife sightings - 16/04/16

Wildlife sightings - 16/04/16

a.m. Tide level: mid Wader Lake Avocet 16 Lapwing 12 Redshank 9 Black-tailed godwit 4 Oystercatcher 4 Shoveler 10 Gadwall 16 Teal 8 Shelduck 32 European white-fronted goose 1 Pink-footed goose 1 Greylag goose 50 Canada goose 11 Mute swan 3 Black-headed gu

17 April 2016
Wild otters show encouraging behaviour

Wild otters show encouraging behaviour

Newly installed otter holts on the River Wear alongside WWT Washington Wetland Centre have had some encouraging signs of use following their installation last year. The work was funded by Sunderland City Council as part of their New Wear Crossing Proje

15 April 2016
Today's sightings - 15/04/16

Today's sightings - 15/04/16

a.m. Tide level: mid/high Wader Lake Avocet 16 Gadwall 2 Grey heron 16 + 1 juvenile Shoveler 8 Oystercatcher 2 Teal 16 Shelduck 17 Redshank 7 Black headed gull 2 Mute swan 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 2 Gadwall 2 Herring gull 2 Other birds Pink-footed goose -

15 April 2016
Today's viewings - 14/04/16

Today's viewings - 14/04/16

a.m. Tide level: high Wader Lake Avocet 18 Lapwing 10 Redshank 6 Common Snipe 5 Gadwall 12 Teal 7 Shoveler 10 Grey heron 51 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 22 Other birds Mistle thrush (pair) - 2 - Reservoir fly over Swallow - 12 - Throughout site Sand Martin - 6

14 April 2016
Today's sightings 13/04/16

Today's sightings 13/04/16

a.m. Tide level: high Wader Lake Avocet 12 Black-tailed godwit 5 Lapwing 12 Redshank 6 Gadwall 4 Shoveler 6 Teal 10 Shelduck 21 Oystercatcher 4 Saline Lagoon Avocet 6 Shoveler 6 Gadwall 8 Shelduck 10 Other birds Oystercatcher - 2 - Island pen Song thrush

13 April 2016
Today's sightings 12/04/16

Today's sightings 12/04/16

a.m. Tide Level: High  Wader Lake Shoveler 8 Eurasian teal 18 Avocet 20 Black-tailed godwit 5 Shelduck 20 Redshank 7 Grey Heron 18 Gadwall 7 Tufted duck 20 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 2 Gadwall 2 Redshank 7 Goosander 1 Other birds Tufted duck - 20 - River Wea

12 April 2016
Today's sightings - 11/04/16

Today's sightings - 11/04/16

a.m. Tide level: High Wader Lake Shoveler 10 Eurasian teal 23 Black-tailed godwits 3 Common snipe 1 Avocet 16 Grey heron 26 Pied wagtail 1 Gadwall 5 Shelduck 24 Great black-backed gull (juvenile) 1 Tufted duck 7 Saline Lagoon Shelduck 12 Redshank 1 Gadwa

11 April 2016