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.
Weather: sun / cloudyWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: lowA.M Wader lake:Teal - 59Shelduck - 2Moorhen - 2Lapwing - 9Redshank - 2Black-headed Gull - 158Grey Heron - 1Lesser black-backed Gull - 2Saline Lagoon:Little Egret - 1Teal - 4Other birds noted ar
1 November 2021
Weather: RainWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Shelduck - 6Teal - 14Moorhen - 5Lapwing - 2Snipe - 1Redshank - 11Gre Heron - 1Black-headed Gull - 113Grey Wagtail - 1Saline Lagoon:Curlew - 1Teal - 5Cormorant - 2Little Egret - 1Grey Hero
31 October 2021
Weather: overcast / rain showersWind speed: modRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Teal - 134Wigeon - 8Shelduck - 4Black-headed Gull - 5Grye Heron - 2Redshank - 23Curlew - 3Common Snipe - 1Saline Lagoon:Grey Heron - 1Teal - 10Redshank - 6Water Rail -
30 October 2021
a.m. cloudy with showerswind speed moderateHigh tideWader Lakeshelduck 5Redshank 34Teal 55Curlew 2Lapwing 3Moorhen 4Saline lagoonTeal 35Tufted duck 5Hawthorn WoodGreat spotted woodpeckerGreat tit 2Bullfinch 2Goldfinch 2Chaffinch 5Blue tit 7Lookout feeding
29 October 2021
Weather: cloudyWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader Lake:Teal - 134Moorhen - 6Redshank - 46Lapwing - 1Saline lagoon:Little Egret - 1Black-headed Gull - 6Teal - 32Other birds noted around site:Kingfisher - 1 (River wear)Mallard - 35 (Reservoi
28 October 2021
Weather: cloudy / sunWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: highA.M Wader lake:Teal - 212Shelduck - 1Grey Heron - 2Redshank - 74Black-headed Gull - 13Buzzard - 1Laowing - 1Saline lagoon:Kingfisher - 1Teal - 9Other birds noted around site:Goldfinch - 8 ( C
27 October 2021
Weather: cloudy / light rainWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Teal - 87Moorhen - 3Redshank - 10Lapwing - 26Black-headed Gull - 10Curlew - 1Shelduck - 1Grey Heron - 1Saline lagoon:Grey Heron - 1 (Flying)Teal - 17Kingfisher - 1Redshank
27 October 2021
a.m. clear & bright with light windHigh tideWader LakeTeal 78Moorhen 7Lapwing 33Black headed gull 59Herring gull 2Saline lagoonLittle egretWigeonRedshankTeal 16Black headed gull 18Hawthorn WoodWillow titDunnockBullfinchCoal tit 3Greenfinch 4Chaffinch 14Lo
25 October 2021
Weather: CloudyRiver wear tide level: midWader lake:Grey Heron - 2Black-headed Gull - 14Redshank - 1Little Egret - 1Black- headed Gull - 12Buzzard - 1 ( Top meadow)Wood pigeon - 84 (Saline meadow)Tree sparrow - 4Nuthatch - 1Chaffinch - 9Lookout feeding st
24 October 2021
Weather: bright Wind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Black headed Gulls - 26Moorhen - 4Teal - 116Buzzard - 1Lapwing - 2Redshank - 2Saline lagoon:Black headed Gull - 6Moorhen - 1Teal - 13Other birds noted around site:Fieldfare - 3 (Wader
24 October 2021
Weather: Brigh / coldWind speed: BreezyRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake:Teal - 28Moorhen - 6Saline lagoon:Water rail - 1Redshank - 2Wigeon - 1Teal - 3Other birds noted around site:Cormorant - 1 (River wear)Great Blackbacked Gull - 1 (River wear)Kin
21 October 2021
Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeTeal - 37Moorhen - 8Jay - 1Lapwing - 37Saline LagoonLittle EgretGrey HeronLBB GullRedshankLong-tailed titHawthorn WoodWillow tit - 1Sparrow hawk (f) - 1Nuthatch
20 October 2021
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeLapwing (flying overhead) 30Teal 39Moorhen 6Canada geese 32Greylag 1Saline LagoonMoorhen 3Grey heron 1Hawthorn WoodGreat-spotted woodpecker 2Bullfinch 7Greenfinch 3Chaffinch 4Dunnock 1Nuthatch 1Coal tit 3The LookoutChaffinch
19 October 2021
Weather: overcastWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Teal - 63Moorhen - 4Lapwing - 14Redshank - 1Saline lagoon:Grey heron - 1 Teal - 9Other birds noted around site:Little Egret - 1 (Window on the wear 2)Kingfisher - 1 (Window on the wea
18 October 2021
Weather: cloudy/ sunnyRiver wear tide level: lowWader lake:Shelduck - 1Redshank - 2Moorhen - 6Little Egret - 1Redshank - 1Other birds noted around site:Great black-backed Gull - 1 ( River wear)Jay - 1Hawthorn wood:Nuthatch - 2Coal tit - 5Blue tit - 7 Grea
17 October 2021