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 - 06/02/2020
Weather: Clear/ SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMWater Level: HighTufted Duck- 2Shelduck- 30Lapwing- 48Shoveler- 11 (7 male, 4 female)Herring Gull- 44Black- Headed Gull- 160Snipe- 1Grey Heron- 14 (12 in hedge)Saline LagoonAMTide Level: MidSheldu
6 February 2020
Wildlife Sightings 5/2/2020
River Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake (65% frozen)Lapwing - 30Teal - 3Redshank - 2Shelduck - 2Canada geese - 21Herring Gull - 16Black Headed Gull - 116Shoveler - 7Snipe - 1Wigeon (2m,1f) - 3Grey Heron (14 in hedge)
5 February 2020
Wildlife Sightings - 04/02/2020
Weather: OvercastWind Speed: Light WindRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMWater Level: HighShelduck- 37Lapwing- 12Curlew- 62Great Black-Backed Gull- 1Black-Headed Gull- 189Herring Gull- 13Grey Heron- 12 (8 in hedge)Shoveler- 7 (5 male, 2 female)Saline
4 February 2020
Wildlife Sightings - 03/02/2020
Weather - Clear - SunnyWind Speed - Very StrongRiver Wear Tide Level - MidWader LakeAMWater Level - HighShoveler - 6 (male), 2 (female)Lapwing - 10Curlew - 83Shelduck - 49Grey Heron - 25Mute Swan - 2Great Black-Backed Gull - 1Herring Gull - 27Black-Headed
3 February 2020
Wildlife Sightings - 02/02/2020
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighLapwing - 12Grey Heron - 28 (21 in heronry)Shoveler - 2 maleRedshank - 3Shelduck - 36Teal - 5 (3 male & 2 female)Oystercatcher - 1Herring Gull - 3Black-headed Gull -
2 February 2020
Wildlife Sightings 1/2/2020
Weather: Bright & SunnyWind Speed: Quite WindyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader LakeCurlew - 36Tufted Duck - 3Lapwing - 8Shelduck - 41Teal - 11Wigeon (1m, 1f) -2Redshank - 1Herring Gull - 12Black Headed Gull - 119Mute S
1 February 2020
Wildlife Sightings - 31/01/2020
Weather - OvercastWind Speed - MildRiver Wear Tide Level - HighWader LakeAMWater Level - HighBlack-tailed Godwit - 1Lapwing - 4Shelduck - 18Mute Swan - 2Black-Headed Gull - 49Herring Gull - 9Tufted Duck - 2 (male)Curlew - 11Grey Heron - 12Wigeon - 2 (pair
31 January 2020
Wildlife Sightings - 30/01/2020
Weather - Overcast - MildWind Speed - GustyRiver Wear Tide Level - HighWader LakeAMWater Level - MidMute Swan - 2Shelduck - 11Goosander - 1 - (m)Grey Heron - 13Herring Gull - 2Black Headed Gull - 90Curlew - 2Jackdaw - 18Teal - 4Saline LagoonAMTide Level -
30 January 2020
Wildlife Sightings - 29/01/2020
Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LightRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMWater Level : HighShelduck- 17Lapwing- 4Black- Headed Gull- 163Herring Gull- 8Heron- 10Saline LagoonAMTide Level: MidTeal- 31Curlew- 1Shelduck- 2Hawthorn Wood HideAMLong Tailed Tit- 4Gre
29 January 2020
Wildlife Sightings - 28/01/2020
Weather: ClearRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeAMWater Level: HighBlack-headed Gull - 28Herring Gull - 5Mute Swan - 2Grey Heron - 1Shelduck - 3Saline Lagoon Tide Level: MidTeal - 37Shelduck - 2Grey Heron (on meadow) - 4Hawthorn WoodBullfinch - 8 (4 mal
28 January 2020
Wildlife Sightings- 27/01/2020
Weather- SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level- MidWader LakeAMWater Level- HighShelduck- 13Hering Gull- 5Black- headed Gull- 72Mute Swan- 2Saline LagoonAMTide Level- MidShelduck- 2Teal- 43Hawthorn WoodAMRobin- 3Sparrowhawk- 1 male (attempted kill, was unsuccessful)
27 January 2020
Wildlife Sightings - 26/01/2020
Weather: SunnyWind Speed: GustyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighLapwing - 11Mute Swan - 2Grey Heron - 14Shelduck - 22Coot - 2Tufted Duck - 6 femaleTeal - 11 (6 male & 5 female)Great Black-backed Gull - 1 (2nd calendar
26 January 2020
Wildlife Sightings- 25/01/2020
Weather: Bright and ClearWind Speed: StillRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeAMWater Level: HighTufted Duck- 7Shelduck- 21Lapwing- 7Grey Heron- 4Wigeon- 2 (male and female)Mute Swan- 2Saline LagoonAMTide Level- LowTeal- 12Hawthorn WoodAMCoal Tit- 3Robin-
25 January 2020
Wildlife Sightings- 24/01/2020
Weather : CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeAMWater Level: LowGrey Heron- 1Lapwing- 2Mute Swan- 2Shoveler- 1 (male)Shelduck- 6Redshank- 1Saline LagoonAMTide Level- LowShelduck- 2Hawthorn WoodAMTreecreeper- 1Long tailed tit- 2Nuthatch- 2Great Spott
24 January 2020
Wildlife Sightings- 23/01/2020
Weather : SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeAMWater Level: HighMallard- 16Shelduck- 9Mute Swan- 2Moorhen- 4Saline LagoonAMTide Level- LowTeal- 19Grey Heron- 1Hawthorn WoodAMBlue Tit- 6Bullfinch- 4 (2 male, 2 female)Dunnock- Great Tit- 4Great Spotte
23 January 2020