Latest sightings
TODAY'S SIGHTINGS
WADER LAKE / AM / MID TIDE Avocet - 11 Lapwing - 30 Redshank - 7 Oystercatcher - 4 Common Snipe - 6 Wigeon - 6 Shoveler - 10 Teal - 34 Grey Heron - 20 Shelduck - 16 Mute Swan - 3 SALINE LAGOON / AM / MID TIDE Oystercatcher (Middle Island) - 2 Shel
12 March 2015
Stonechat sighting
Many thanks to Natalie Cairns for sending us these fantastic stonechat photos, taken when she hot-footed it after our reserve warden Adam as he ran past with his binoculars on the twitch for
11 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Stonechat (east down/amphibian ponds) - 1 8/3/15 pm Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Lapwing - 48 (8 on territories) Heron - 15 (8 on nests) Redshank - 4 Oystercatcher - 1 Snipe - 1 Shelduck - 18 Shoveler - 8 Teal - 30 Avocet
9 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - very low/Time - AM Lapwing (6 0n territory) - 62 Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 4 Snipe - 2 Avocet - 2 Shelduck - 34 Teal - 20 Heron - (14 on nests) - 20 Gadwall - 2 Pink Footed Goose - 1 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Black headed Gull - 1
8 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 2 Lapwing - 76 +10 on territory Redshank - 11 Oystercatcher - 2 Wigeon - 4 Shoveler - 4 Black headed Gull - 216 Herring Gull - 22 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 4 Great Black Backed Gull - 1 Grey Heron - 27 (17 on nest
6 March 2015
Sightings for 5/3/15
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 2 Shelduck - 16 Teal - 20 Mallard - 23 Moorhen - 4 Canada Goose - 12 Lapwing - 75 Tufted Duck - 20 Heron - 17 Oystercatcher - 1 Redshank - 1 Shoveler - 3 Black headed Gull - 70 Coot - 8 Greylag - 4 Saline Lagoon Ma
6 March 2015
TODAYS SIGHTINGS
WADER LAKE / AM / LOW TIDE / 60% FROZEN Avocet - 3 Lapwing - 20 Oystercatcher - 4 Shoveler - 4 Teal - 34 Shelduck - 14 Grey Heron - 20 HAWTHORN WOOD / AM Treecreeper - 1 Long-Tailed Tit - 11 Coal Tit - 5 Bullfinch - 10 OTHER BIRDS / AM Goosa
3 March 2015
More avocets arrive
Three avocets have been spotted on Wader Lake as of 9am this morning :-D
3 March 2015
Avocets return
Our first avocet of 2015 returned to Wader Lake on Sat 28 February - the second earliest arrival ever since first nesting here in 2006. Thanks to Steve Johnson for sharing this pic via Facebook. Avocet on Wader Lake by Ste
2 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Black-headed Gull - 140+ Avocet - 1 Lapwing - 46 Oystercatcher - 5 Shelduck - 34 Heron - 12 (9 in nest) Jackdaw - 8 Canada Goose - 5 Greylag Goose - 2 Teal - 4 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 1 Hawthorn W
2 March 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Mid Avocet - 1 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 62 Redshank - 6 Teal - 32 Mute Swan - 2 Heron - 18 Wigeon - 4 Shoveler - 3 Canada Goose - 15 Black headed Gull - 38 Tufted Duck - 36 Shelduck - 32 Saline Lagoon/Tide - mid/Time - AM Sh
28 February 2015
TODAY'S SIGHTING'S
WADER LAKE / AM Lapwing - 64 Grey Heron (4 nests) - 12 Shelduck - 6 Canada Goose - 8 Greylag - 1 Little Grebe - 1 Oystercatcher - 1 SALINE LAGOON - AM Canada Goose - 4 Shelduck - 3 Teal - 14 HAWTHORN WOOD / AM Nuthatch - 2 Treecreeper - 1 Bu
26 February 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Lapwing - 80 Curlew - 1 Oystercatcher - 2 Black-headed Gull - 80 Herring Gull - 8 Shelduck - 24 Grey Heron - 7 Canada Goose - 8 Greylag Goose - 1 Saline Lagoon Mute Swan - 1 Shelduck - 2 Hawthorn
24 February 2015
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Herring Gull - 30 Black-headed Gull - 120 Heron - 9 Shelduck - 20 Greylag - 3 Canada Goose - 14 Oystercatcher - 1 Lapwing - 6 Coot - 6 Mute Swan - 2 Saline Lagoon Mute Swan - 1 Shelduck - 4 Mallard - 20
23 February 2015
Today's Sightings
Time: AM / Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Black-headed Gull - 100+ Herring Gull - 52 Shelduck - 22 Tufted Duck - 20 Canada Goose - 8 Greylag Goose - 1 Grey Heron - 11 (10 on nests) Mute Swan - 2 Lapwing - 8 Wader Lake Path Dunnock - 1 Riv
22 February 2015