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 /01/2022
Weather: Sunny / FrostyWindspeed: lowRiver wear tide level: lowA.M Wader lake:Shelduck - 10Mallard - 6Shoveler - 5Teal - 3Mute swan - 1Black-headed Gulls - 68Lapwing - 16 Coot - 2Herring Gulls - 51Buzzard - 1Wigeon - 2Moorhen - 4Saline lagoon:Other birds
17 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings 16-01-22
Weather: Overcast-drizzleWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeTeal - 8Shelduck - 21Wigeon (2m,1f) - 3Shoveler (3m, 1f) - 4Lapwing - 30Saline Lagoon-Hawthorn Wood HideLong-tailed tit - 6Wren - 1Nuthatch
16 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings 15-01-22
Weather: Bright, mistWind speed: NoneRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeMute swan - 2Teal - 26Lapwing - 46Shelduck - 30Heron - 4Shoveler duck (1f, 4m, 3 1st year m moulting) - 8Buzzard (tree line) - 1Wigeon (m)
15 January 2022
wildlife Sightings -14 /01/2022
Weather: SunnyWind speed: lightRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Mute swan - 2Canada goose - 1Shelduck - 26Wigeon - 3shoveler - 8Teal - 12Mallard - 8Tufted duck - 2Lapwing - 16Redshank - 3Curler - 30 (low over the lake)Saline lagoon: (Frozen)Other b
14 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 12/01/22
Weather: Sunny, CloudyWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighTufted Duck - 1Shelduck - 26Coot - 4Grey Heron - 3Shoveler - 3Lapwing - 27Mute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 36Greylag Goose - 1Wigeon - 2 (1 male, 1 fema
12 January 2022
Wildlife sightings - 11/01/2022
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeCanada goose 20Greylag 1Shelduck 20Lapwing 14Shoveler 3Teal 5Mute swan 2Redshank 3Black-headed gull 12Tufted duck 5Buzzard 1Saline LagoonKingfisher 1Hawthorn WoodJay 1Bullfinch 2Robin 2Blackbird 2Great tit 3Chaffinch 2The Lo
11 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 10/01/22
Weather: BrightWind Speed: NoneRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighCanada Goose - 12Greylag Goose - 1Shelduck - 16Grey Heron - 3Lapwing - 5Redshank - 9Shoveler - 8 (1 female, 6 male, 1 juvenile)Tufted Duck - 1 femaleWige
10 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings 8/01/22
Weather: Light rain/ OvercastWind Speed: Light/MidRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake (40% Frozen)Shelduck - 34Shoveller - 12Gadwall - 2Wigeon - 4Teal - 210Mallard - 17Coot - 4Moorhen - 6Little Grebe - 1Herr
8 January 2022
wildlife Sightings - 06/01/2022
Weather: Cloudy/ frosty Wind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Shoveler - 13Little Grebe - 1Coot - 2 Black- Headed Gulls - 42Herring Gulls - 4Shelduck - 1Mute swan - 4Saline lagoon: / FrozenOther birds nothed around site:Long-Tailed tits -
6 January 2022
Wildlife sightings - 05/01/2022
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeShelduck 23Teal 2Great black-backed gull 2Herring gull 130Black-headed gull 58Carrion crow 2Little grebe 1Shoveler 10Mute swan 2Saline lagoonReed bunting 2Hawthorn WoodCoal tit 5Bullfinch 4Dunnock 3Chaffinch 11Stock dove 2Gre
5 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 03/01/2022
Weather: sunnyWind speed: lightRiver Wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Shoveler - 12Shelduck - 23Tufted duck - 5Teal - 2Mute swan - 3Grey heron - 1Lapwing - 2Herring Gull - 17Black - headed Gull - 38 Great - black -backed Gull - 1Other birds noted around
3 January 2022
wildlife Sightings - 02/01/2022
Weather: sunWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Shelduck - 27Shoveler - 7Tuffted duck - 5Mallard - 6Coot - 3Moothen - 5Herring Gull - 2Wigeon - 2Other birds noted around site:Redshank - 2 (River wear)Lesser Black back Gull - 1 (River We
2 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings 01/01/22
Weather: FairWind Speed : noneRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeGreylag - 3Moorhen - 3Lapwing - 2Tufted Duck (1m, 6f) - 7Shoveler (3m) - 3Shelduck - 18Redshank - 1Black - headed Gull - 1Coot - 2Teal - 3Gr
1 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 08/12/2021
Weather: Overcast - drizzleWind speed: LowRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Great Black-backed Gulls - 9Herring Gulls - 30Black - headed Gulls - 32Teal - 25Shelduck - 3Canada Goose - 1Saline lagoon:Kingfisher - 1Shelduck - 2Other birds noted around
8 December 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 7/12/21
Weather: OvercastWind Speed: ModRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeCanada Goose - 1Greylag - 1Teal - 58Mallard - 8Curlew - 1Lapwing - 82B H Gull - 112Herring Gull - 33Buzzard - 1Jay - 1Saline LagoonShelduc
7 December 2021