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.
Latest sightings
Wildlife Sightings - 17/07/2022
Weather: Cool, Overcast, Light rainRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Lapwing - 55+3Black-headed Gull - 125+3+84Snipe - 2Wood Sandpiper - 1Common Tern - 102+5+52Shelduck - 1+21Teal - 4Avocet - 50+16Mallard - 5+11Tufted duck - 2+3Curlew - 2Oystercatc
17 July 2022
wildlife sightings 15/07/2022
Weather ..light rain/over castRiver Wear tide level..midWader Lake SpeciesAvocet 4 ad + 20 juvLapwing =21Oystercatcher =2Reed shank =3Green shank =1Curlew =2Black Tailed godwit =3Common Tern =107 +40 juvBlack Headed Gull =1Shell Duck 4 + 20 juvSaline Lago
15 July 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 13/07/2022
Weather: Bright/BreezyRiver Wear Tide Level: lowA.MWader lake:Swallow - 1Redshank - 1+1Avocet - 40+19+20Shelduck - 2+2Lapwing - 23Common Tern - 93+23+12Mallard - 4+25Teal - 2Tufted duck - 2+11Black-headed Gull - 39+52+3Grey Heron - 2+1White-ringed Plover
13 July 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 12/07/2022
Weather: Overcast, light rainRiver wear tide Level: lowA.M Wader lake:Shelduck - 4+23Avocet - 42+16Common Tern - 82+13+16Black-tailed Gadwit - 10+1Tufted duck - 3+11Black-headed Gull - 29+37+5Lapwing - 6+10White-Ringed Plover - 2Grey Heron - 2+3Curlew - 1
13 July 2022
Washington Sightings - 10/7/2022
Weather: Warm and sunny - Light breezeRiver Wear Tide Level:MidWader Lake Species:Avocet 9 Juv - 59+Lapwing - 8Redshank 1 Juv - 6Oystercatcher - 2Little Ringed Plover - 2Black tailed Godwitt - 8Curlew - 1Common Tern 16 Juv - 120Shelduck
10 July 2022
Wildlife Sightings -9/7/2022
Weather: Bright/ SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesLittle Ringed Plover - 2Common tern - 82 + 17 chicksAvocet (2 nests) - 41 + 11 juv.Lapwing - 7 + 4 juvShelduck - 2 + 22 juvTeal - 4Tufted Duck - 2 + 6 chic
9 July 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 07/07/2022
Weather: BrightRiver Wear tide level: HighA.MWader Lake:Grey Heron - 13Avocet - 58Teal - 5Common Tern - 88Shelduck - 22Mallard - 21Tufted duck - 8Black-Headed Gull - 224Oystercatcher - 3Black-tailed Godwit - 3Lapwing - 5Redshank - 5Curlew - 1Saline Lagoon
7 July 2022
Wildlife sightings - 06/07/2022
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeCommon tern 71 (16 chicks)Avocet 58Black-tailed godwit 8Oystercatcher 5Lapwing 4Redshank 6 (1 juv)Gadwall 3SHelduck 17Teal 1Black-headed gull 260Saline LagoonRedshank 5Shelduck 7 (5 ducklings)Oystercatcher 5 (3 chicks)Lapwin
6 July 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 05/07/22
Weather: Bright, moderate windRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: Mid/lowAvocet - 46 adults, 6 juvenile, 7 chicksOystercatcher - 4 adults, 1 chickLapwing - 4 adults, 4 juvenileRedshank - 22Black-tailed Godwit - 8Litt
5 July 2022
Wildlife sightings - 04/07/2022
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeAvocet 55 (8 juv + 3 chicks)Oystercatcher 3Redshank 2 (1 juv)Lapwing 8 (3 juv)Black-tailed godwit 3Common tern 73 (20 chicks)Shelduck 23 (20 juv)Tufted duck 4 (1 duckling)Teal 4Greylag 0Black-headed gull 219 (19 chicks)Swall
4 July 2022
Wildlife Sightings- 03/07/2022
Weather: Overcast /slight breezeRiver wear tide level: HighA.MWader Lake:Avocet - 32+14 chicksTeal - 4Lapwing - 6+4 ChicksCommon Tern - 73+18 ChicksBlack-headed Gull - 77+20 ChicksGadwall - 2Shelduck - 5+15 ChicksGrey Heron - 12Tufted duck - 1Mallard - 5+
3 July 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 02/07/2022
Weather: SunnyRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Common Tern - 80Grey Heron - 8Avocet - 54Swallow - 3Sand Martin - 2Shelduck - 15Black-Headed Gull - 112Tufted Duck - 5Redshank - 2Gadwell - 6Saline Lagoon:Lapwing - 53Redshank - 16Shelduck - 2Other Bi
2 July 2022
Wildlife sightings 30/06/2022
Weather wet/overcastRiver Wear tide level..midWader Lake SpeciesBlack tailed Godwit -1Avocet 10 juv 3 ch -53Lapwing 3 juv -10Oystercatcher 2 juv -5Redshank 1 chick -2Common Tern 9 chicks -91Black headed Gull -38 young -125Shell duck 25 juv -28Teal -3Greyl
30 June 2022
Wildlife sightings 29/06/2022
Weather ..wet start/sunnyRiver Wear tide levelWader LakeAvocet 52+ 13 chicks/juvLapwing 4+4 chicks/juvOystercatcher 5+3 chicksRedshank -3L,R.p -1Black tailed Godwit -1Common Tern 107+ 21 chicksB.H Gull 90+50 chicksGrey Heron -14Swallow -4Sand martin -2Sa
29 June 2022
Wildlife Sightings-28/06/2022
Weather: sunny/ OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: lowA.MWader Lake:Swift - 5Swallow - 3Avocet - 39Common tern - 106Shelduck - 32Grey Heron - 16Oystercatcher - 6Lapwing - 8Teal - 5Black-Headed Gull - 88Saline Lagoon:Redshank - 1Oystercatcher - 1Lapwing - 1She
28 June 2022