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 - 25/05/22
Weather: Overcast, windyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 5Tufted Duck - 12 (9 male, 3 female)Shelduck - 23Gadwall - 8Lapwing - 10 (2 chicks)Shoveler - 4Oystercatcher - 1Avocet - 44Common Tern - 117 & 4 chicksTeal - 2Gadwall - 8 male
25 May 2022
wildlife sightings 24/05/2022
Weather overcastRiver Wear tide level..HighWader Lake speciesSand martin.- 2Avocet- 31 ad.4 ch -35Common Tern -116Oyster catcher 4+4 ch -8Lapwing -8Red shank -3Little Egret -1Shoveler -5Gad wall -3Tufted Duck 45+7 ch -52Teal -2Canada Goose -13Grey lag -
24 May 2022
Wildlife sightings - 24/05/2022
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeSand martin 2Avocet 35 (4 chicks)Common tern 116Oystercatcher 8Lapwing 8Redshank 3Little egret 1Shoveler 5Gadwall 3Tufted duck 11Shelduck 52 (7 ducklings)Teal 2Canada gooseGreylag 9Black-headed gull 103Herring gull 5Saline L
24 May 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 23/05/22
Weather: MildRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: MidCurlew - 1Canada Goose - 11Shoveler - 3 maleTufted Duck - 19Shelduck - 36 (8 chicks)Gadwall - 2Avocet - 33 (2 chicks)Grey Heron - 21Greylag Goose - 4Lapwing - 10 (
23 May 2022
Wildlife Sightings-22/5/2022
Weather: MildRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader LakeTufted Duck - 13Mallard - 8Shelduck - 21Avocet (1 chick) - 30Lapwing - 10Black-headed Gull - 147Greylag Goose - 17Herring Gull - 42Grey Heron - 29Teal - 1(
22 May 2022
wildlife Sightings - 21/05/2022
Weather:FineRiver wear tide level:HighA.M Wader lake:Curlew - 1Black-tailed Godwit - 1Lapwing - 6Redshank - 4Oystercatcher - 4Avocet - 36Common tern - 156Black-headed Gulls - 149 (77adults+72 1st calender year)Herring Gulls - 4Jackdaw - 42Canada Goose - 7
21 May 2022
wildlife Sightings - 20/05/2022
Weather: warm / sunnyRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Dunlin - 2Black-tailed Godwit - 1Redshank - 3Lapwing - 7 (2 Chicks)Oystercatcher - 3Avocet - 36Common tern - 122Black-headed Gulls - 146Herring Gulls - 2Jackdaw - 56
21 May 2022
Wildlife sightings - 19/05/2022
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeTufted duck 14Avocet 31Shelduck 63Shoveler 3Grey heron 40 (fledged 6, juvenile 20)Black-headed gull 105Common tern 114Herring gull 1Lapwing 10 (3 chicks)Greylag goose 3Redshank 4Canada goose 9Gadwall 2Black-tailed godwit 1Pie
19 May 2022
wildlife Sightings - 18/05/2022
Weather: SunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 43Shelduck - 48Tufted duck - 12Grey Heron - 33Black-tailed Godwit - 1Blach-headed Gull - 80Common tern - 76Lapwing - 9Shoverler - 1Redshank - 3Lesser black-backed Gull - 3Kestrel - 1Canada Goo
18 May 2022
Wildlife sightings - 17/05/2022
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeShelduck 45Shoveler 1Tufted duck 12Avocet 35Gadwall 4Osytercatcher 1Lapwing 8Black-headed gull 61Grey heron 26Mallard 4Common tern 63Black-tailed godwit 1Canada goose 20Mute swan 2Teal 1Greylag 6 (4 chicks)Redshank 6Saline La
17 May 2022
Wildlife sightings - 16/05/2022
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 41Black-tailed godwit 1Oystercatcher 2Redshank 5Lapwing 7Common tern 32Shelduck 53 (8 chicks)Gadwall 2Shoveler 3Tufted duck 10Canada goose 14Greylag 15 (5 goslings)Swallow 6Black-headed gull 62Herring gullSaline Lagoon
16 May 2022
Wildlife Sightings- 15/05/2022
Weather: sunRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 35Mallard - 8Oystercatcher - 3Swallow - 1Tuffted duck - 4Gadwall - 1Shelduck - 4Canada goose - 21Black headed Gull - 64Shoveler - 4Grey Heron - 18Greylag goose - 4Common tern - 28Saline Lagoon:L
15 May 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 14/05/2022
Weather: Very SunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Shelduck - 33Avocet - 36Gadwall - 4Grey Heron - 38Shoveler - 1Comman tern - 59Redshank - 3Black headed gull -70Swallows - 3Teal - 1Lapwing - 14Saline Lagoon:Shoveler - 1Sedge warbler - 1Lapwing -
15 May 2022
Wildlife Sightings 13/05/2022
Weather: SunnyRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Avocet - 29Oystercatcher - 2Shelduck - 25Shoveler - 3Common Tern - 1Grey Heron - 25Gadwell - 3Black-headed Gull - 70Lapwing - 4Pied Wagtail - 1Wood Sandpiper - 1Red shank - 2Teal - 1Canada Goose - 9Gr
13 May 2022
Wildlife sightings - 12/05/2022
a.m. Tide Level: Mid-lowWader LakeGadwall 5Avocet 29Shelduck 17Tufted duck 5Greylag 5Wood sandpiper 1Redshank 2Mute swan 1Shoveler 3Common tern 24Osytercatcher 3Grey heron 26Black-headed gull 77Lapwing 13Canada goose 15Saline LagoonLapwing 1Shelduck 1Cor
12 May 2022