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 - 08/08/2021
weather: overcast, some rain Wind speed: low river wear tide level: mida.mWader lake:avocet - 6 Black Tailed Godwit - 8Lapwing - 46Redshank - 4Common snipe - 3Common tern - 8Black Headed Gull - 72Saline Lagoon:Grey Heron - 1Others Birds Noted Around Site:
8 August 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 07/08/21
Cloudy/Breezy/Low TideWader Lake am/lowTeal 4Shoveler 1 (male)Shelduck 8Avocet 3Common Tern 10+2 chicksBlack Tailed Godwit 8Common Snipe 2Lesser Black Backed Gull 1Black Headed Gull 17Grey Heron 5 (2 broods of chicks in heronry)Saline LagoonCurlew 1Hawtho
7 August 2021
Wildlife sightings - 06/08/21
A.M. - Tide Level = LowWader LakeLapwing - 118Black-Tailed Godwit - 4Curlew - 1Common Snipe - 1Common Tern - 5Shelduck - 5Teal - 5Black-Headed Gull - 19Grey Heron - 4Saline LagoonN/AOther Birds Noted Around SiteGrey Heron - 3Goldfinch - 4Whitethroat - 2Re
6 August 2021
Wildlife sightings - 05/08/2021
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeCurlew 2Black-tailed godwit 3Common snipe 2Lapwing 268Common tern 8Black-headed gull 21Grey heron 1Hawthorn WoodChaffinch 16Willow tit 1Blue tit 9Great tit 8Robin 2Coal tit 1The LookoutNuthatch 1Bullfinch 2Robin 2Coal tit 1Bl
5 August 2021
Wildlife sightings - 04/08/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeOystercatcher 1Lesser black-backed gull 2Mallard 22Common tern 6 + 2 chicksBlack-headed gull 19 + 2 juvenileLapwing 200+Shelduck 4Avocet 3Stock dove 1Curlew 2Saline LagoonLapwing 3Mallard 4Curlew 1Carrion crow 1Hawthorn WoodG
4 August 2021
Wildlife sightings - 03/08/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeCurlew 1Oystercatcher 3Redshank 5Avocet 7Lapwing 340Common tern 5+1 chick Grey heron 9Lesser black-backed gull 2Teal 3Saline LagoonCurlew 1Black-headed gull 10Hawthorn WoodChaffinch 3Bullfinch 1Blue tti 7Great tit 4Coal tit 1
3 August 2021
Wildlife sightings - 02/08/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeAvocet 12Oystercatcher 4Curlew 11Black-tailed godwit 3Common snipe 1Common tern 17Lesser black-back gull 1Shelduck 21Saline LagoonReed warbler 1Lapwing 1Black-headed gull 15Hawthorn WoodTreecreeper 1Sparrowhawk 1Coal tit 2Dun
2 August 2021
Wildlife Sightings 1st August 2021
Weather: Wet Start Wind Speed: LowRiver wear tide level: HighWader Lake - AM - MIDCurlew - 25Avocet - 10Black tailed godwit - 3Lapwing - 36Red shank - 36Oyster catcher - 9Common tern - 18Black headed gull - 109Lesser black back gull - 1Swallow - 2Sedge wa
1 August 2021
Wildlife Sightings - 31/07/21
Weather: Grey/DrizzleWind speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: Mid/LowWader Lakeam/mid (water level)Avocet- 11Oystercatcher- 2Lapwing- 300+Redshank- 28Black Tailed Godwit- 1Curlew- 19Common Tern- 12 (2 chicks)Teal- 2Lesser Black Backed Gull- 1Hawthorn WoodG
31 July 2021
Wildlife sightings - 30/07/2021
a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeLapwing 316Black-tailed godwit 6Curlew 8Avocet 12Redshank 22Common tern 23Black-headed gull 57Common gull 1 juvenileLesser black-backed gull 1Grey heron 6Sedge warbler 1Saline LagoonStock doveGrey heron 1 juvenileReed warble
30 July 2021
Wildlife sightings - 29/07/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeAvocet 5Black-tailed godwit 1Lapwing 100+Oystercatcher 3Common tern 12 + 2 chicksRedshank 40Curlew 20Great black-backed gull 1Saline LagoonOystercatcher 2Greylag 2Common tern 3Herring gull 1Hawthorn WoodSiskin 3Great tit 4Blu
29 July 2021
Wildlife sightings - 28/07/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeAvocet 12Common tern 15 + 2 chicksLapwing 92Oystercatcher 3Redshank 34Black-tailed godwit 1Curlew 11Teal 2Saline LagoonLapwing 2Common tern 1Black-headed gull 2Herring gull 1 + 4 juvenileHawthorn WoodBlue tit 2Coal tit 2Great
28 July 2021
Wildlife sightings - 27/07/2021
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader LakeAvocet 14Grey heron 8Oystercatcher 6Redshank 3Common tern 16Lapwing 200+Curlew 2Black-tailed godwit 1Fieldfare 4Saline LagoonGadwall 2Black-headed gull 15Curlew 1Hawthorn WoodSiskin 3Chaffinch 5Great tit 3Blue tit 5Bullfinc
27 July 2021
Wildlife sightings - 26/07/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeRedshank 8Oystercatcher 2Avocet 9Curlew 4Black-tailed godwit 2Lapwing 218Common tern 42Shelduck 15Black-headed gull 133Saline LagoonBlack-headed gull 12Curlew 1Lapwing 3Hawthorn WoodStock dove 1Wood pigeon 1Great-spotted wood
26 July 2021
Wildlife sightings - 25/07/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeOystercatcher 1Avocet 5Redshank 7Lapwing 62Curlew 2Common snipe 1Common tern 39Black-headed gull 91Herring gull 1Shelduck 14Greylag 7Saline LagoonGrey heron 1Reed warbler 1Hawthorn WoodLong-tailed tit 2Greenfinch 4Chaffinch 3
25 July 2021