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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 Sightings-4/4/22

Wildlife Sightings-4/4/22

Weather: CloudyWind Speed: LowRiver Wear tide Level: HighWader LakeShelduck - 52Mallard - 18Tufted Duck - 3Greylag Goose - 10Canada Goose - 23Black-headed Gull - 44Grey Heron - 22Little Egret - 2Gadwall - 9Lapw

4 April 2022
Wildlife Sightings-3/4/22

Wildlife Sightings-3/4/22

Weather: Bright & breezyWind Speed:Light to ModerateRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAvocet - 4Lapwing - 14Redshank - 3Gadwall - 8Shoveler - 10Wigeon - 3Shelduck - 41Tufted Duck - 19Canada Goose - 20Greylag

3 April 2022
Wildlife Sightings-2/4/22

Wildlife Sightings-2/4/22

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeMute Swan - 2Shelduck - 40Greylag (12 + 58 flew in) - 70Canada Goose - 20Barnacle Goose (flew in with Greylag) - 1Shoveler - 10Gadwall - 14Wigeon -

2 April 2022
Wildlife Sightings- 01/04/2022

Wildlife Sightings- 01/04/2022

Weather: cold but sunnyWind speed: modRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader Lake:Grey Heron - 21Shelduck - 36Shoveler - 12Gadwall - 16Wigeon - 5Teal - 5Lapwing - 23Avocet - 2Redshank - 3Black-tailed Godwit - 1Common snipe - 2Pied Wagtail - 2Grey Wagtail - 2

1 April 2022
Wildlife Sightings 31/03/2022

Wildlife Sightings 31/03/2022

Weather: Snow/ HailWind speed: MildRiver wear tide level: LowA.MWader Lake:Shelduck - 38Avocet - 6Oystercatcher - 2Grey Heron - 15Lapwing - 14Wigeon - 4Teal - 4Shoveler - 2Black-tailed Godwit - 1Gadwall - 2Mute swan - 2Saline Lagoon:Mute swan - 2Oystercat

31 March 2022
Wildlife Sightings-30/3/22

Wildlife Sightings-30/3/22

Weather: Rainy,Sleet,HailWind speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeShelduck - 76Greylag - 32Gadwall (13m,8f) - 21Lapwing - 22Grey Heron - 29Oystercatcher - 4Shoveler (17m,,5f) - 22Canada Goose - 22Black head

30 March 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 29/03/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 29/03/2022

Weather: OvercastRiver wear tide level: lowWader lake:Lapwing - 14 (11 on the meadow)Shoveler - 15Shelduck - 42Canada Goose - 16Saline Lagoon:Avocet - 2Redshank - 1Chiffchaff - 9Cormorant - 1Song thrush - 3Nuthatch - 1Hawthorn wood:Treecreeper - 1Jay - 1D

29 March 2022
Wildlife Sightings-28/3/22

Wildlife Sightings-28/3/22

Weather: Rain, DullWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level LowWader LakeLittle Ringed Plover - 1Gadwall - 9Little Grebe - 1Shelduck - 34Shoveler - 12Teal - 4Mallard - 20Canada Goose - 18Lapwing - 15Black-headed g

28 March 2022
Wildlife Sightings 27/3/22

Wildlife Sightings 27/3/22

Weather: Sunny & BrightWind Speed: NoneRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeReed bunting (i reeds) - 1 (m)Gadwall (12m, 5f) - 17Teal - 38Shelduck - 45Tufted duck (3m,4f) - 7Lesser black backed gull - 5Shoveler (17m,3f) - 2

28 March 2022
Wildlife sightings - 25/03/2022

Wildlife sightings - 25/03/2022

a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeMute swan 2Avocet 10Heron 27Greylag 40Canada geese 32Shelduck 32Tufted duck 16Oystercatcher 3Lapwing 14Shoveler 4Redshank 16Black-headed gull 56Herring gull 45Saline LagoonOystercatcher 2Teal 18Shelduck 4Hawthorn WoodBullfinc

25 March 2022
Wildlife sightings 25/03/2022

Wildlife sightings 25/03/2022

Weather SunnyWind Speed lowRiver Wear tide level .midWader lakeMute swan-2Avocet -10Heron -27Grey lag -40Canada Geese -32Shelduck -30Tufted Duck -16Oyster Catcher -3Lapwing -14Shoveler -4Redshank -16Saline Lagoon Oyster catcher -2Teal -18Shell Duck -4Othe

25 March 2022
Wildlife Sightings 24/03/2022

Wildlife Sightings 24/03/2022

Weather: sunnyWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: mid/lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 25Shelduck - 52Shoveler - 12Avocet - 12Lapwing - 13Black-headed Gull - 110Oystercatcher - 2Grey Heron - 25Redshank - 10Canada Goose - 18Greylag - 6Saline Lagoon:Teal - 6Greyla

24 March 2022
Wildlife Sightings 23/3/22

Wildlife Sightings 23/3/22

Weather: Bright, no cloudsWind speed : lowRiver Wear tide level: MidWader Lake:Pintail (f) - 1Shoveler (5m,2f) - 7Gadwall (5m,5f) - 10Grey Herons (28 in tree) - 32Oyster catcher - 3Wigeon (2m,3f) - 5Common Gull (2nd year)

23 March 2022
wildlife sighting 22/3/2022

wildlife sighting 22/3/2022

wildlife sightings 23/03/2022

22 March 2022
wildlife Sightings - 21/03/2022

wildlife Sightings - 21/03/2022

Weather: bright / sunnyWind speed: lightRiver wear tide level: midA.MWaderlake:Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 16Tuffted duck - 7Shoveler - 8Gadwall - 5Wigeon - 4Shelduck - 23Greylag - 30Canad goose - 22Canadax Greylag - 1Lesser black-headed Gull - 1Herring Gu

21 March 2022