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Today's Sightings
Time: AM/ Tide Level: Mid. Wader Lake Avocet - 14 Black-tailed Godwit - 3 Ruff - 1 Common Snipe - 2 Lapwing - 28 Oystercatcher - 2 Shoveler - 7 Tufted Duck - 72 Redshank - 2 Grey Heron - 20 + 12 chicks Shelduck - 24 River Wear Tufted Duck - 22 &nbs
10 April 2015
Spring is here!
Spring is definitely getting underway at Washington today! We've had 3 Black-tailed Godwits on Wader Lake this morning as well as a Ruff in partial summer plumage. The Grey Herons are hatching chicks and Lapwings are fighting over territory. Over 50 Commo
7 April 2015
Today's Sightings
Time: AM/ Tide level: Low Wader Lake Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Avocet - 9 Lapwing (8 in territories) - 18 Oystercatcher - 3 Grey Heron - 28 (plus 8 chicks) Snipe - 2 Gadwall - 6 Shoveler - 4 Tufted Duck - 30+ Mute Swan - 2 Saline Lagoo
6 April 2015
Today's Sightings.
Wader Lake Tide: Low Time :Am Avocet -15 Lapwing- 30 (15 Pairs on territory) Oystercatcher- 4 Common Snipe-2 Shoveler-8 Gadwall-2 Tufted Duck-12 Mallard-20 Teal-6 Shelduck-46 Grey Heron-28 (18 nests) Black-Headed Gull-14 Lesser Black
3 April 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Canada Goose - 4 Tufted Duck - 22 Avocet - 15 Greylag Goose - 12 Mute Swan - 4 Cormorant - 1 Grey Heron - 16 +3 chicks Lapwing - 16 Oystercatcher - 1 Shoveler - 6 Teal - 10 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Mall
2 April 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Med/High Avocet - 13 Heron - 20 Lapwing - 23 Canada Goose - 4 Greylag - 13 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2 Shoveler - 2 Black Headed Gull - 9 Teal - 9 Redshank - 5 Tufted Duck - 28 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 1 Redshank - 1 Shelduck
28 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 16 Lapwing - 18 Oystercatcher - 2 Mute Swan - 2 Greylag Goose - 14 Canada Goose - 6 Shelduck - 18 Shoveler - 4 Gadwall - 6 Wigeon - 1 Teal - 9 Grey Heron - 34 (20 nests) 1 chick hatched Stock Dove - 2 B
27 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Avocet - 13 Lapwing - 22 Oystercatcher - 2 Common Snipe - 2 Shoveler - 4 Teal - 10 Tundra Bean Goose - 1 Greylag - 10 Shelduck - 14 Black headed Gull - 32 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 4 Teal - 4 Oth
25 March 2015
PICS: Tundra bean goose (site first)
This fantastic tundra bean goose has been visible on Wader Lake since mid-March and is a site first for WWT Washington. Our only previous (possible) sighting was in 1985, when a flock of nine ‘bean gee
23 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Bean Goose (Tundra) on Wader Lake 22/3/15 - last recorded on site in 1985 Wader lake Time/Am Tide/Low Avocet - 11 Lapwing - 23 (8 On Territories) Oystercatcher - 4 Shoveler - 2 Shelduck - 20 Teal - 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2 Grey
23 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 12 Mute Swan - 4 Oystercatcher - 1 Lapwing - 43 Heron - 17 Wigeon - 2 Canada Goose - 23 Shoveler - 15 Greylag Goose - 9 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Redshank - 1 Teal - 18 Black Headed Gu
21 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 14 Lapwing - 24 Oystercatcher - 4 Mute Swan - 3 Tundra Bean Goose - 1 Greylag - 18 Shelduck - 16 Shoveler - 6 Wigeon - 3 Grey Heron - 27 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 4 Common Snipe - 2 Oystercatcher - 1 Wader Lake Foot
20 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 14 Lapwing - 24 Redshank - 32 Oystercatcher - 4 Common Snipe - 4 Mute Swan - 3 Wigeon - 4 Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 6 Shelduck - 16 Grey Heron - 25 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Mid She
17 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/Am Tide/Mid Avocet - 12 Mute Swan - 1 Lapwing - 26 (8 on territories) Redshank - 25 Shoveler - 6 Heron - 22 (16 on nests) Teal - 10 Oystercatcher - 2 Shelduck - 30 (16 on meadow) Jackdaw - 10 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 1 Co
16 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 13 Grey Heron - 22 Lapwing - 38 (8 on territory) Redshank - 30 Shelduck - 14 Teal - 30 Shoveler - 6 Wigeon - 2 Mute Swan - 4 Canada Goose - 5 Greylag Goose - 5 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Greater Black Backed Gull
15 March 2015