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Wildlife sightings - 22/02/19

Wildlife sightings - 22/02/19

Wader Lake (AM, low tide):Wigeon 6Teal 44Shoveler 4Gadwall 2Shelduck 41Tufted duck 27Oystercatcher 4Lapwing 42 (10 on meadow)Kestrel 2 (pair)Grey heron 32 (20 on nests)Saline lagoon (AM, low tide):Teal 60Shelduck 6Curlew 4Hawthorn Wood feeding station:Mea

22 February 2019
Wildlife sightings - 21/02/19

Wildlife sightings - 21/02/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeWigeon 7Gadwall 2Shoveler 6Shelduck 36Tufted duck 43Teal 57Lapwing 30Oystercatcher 2Grey heron 36Black-headed gull 60Saline LagoonTeal 11Shelduck 6Redshank 4Hawthorn WoodMealy redpoll 2Lesser redpoll 26Siskin 2Bullfinch 22Gre

21 February 2019
Wildlife sightings - 20/02/19

Wildlife sightings - 20/02/19

Wader Lake (AM, low tide):Wigeon 7Grey heron (in the hedge) 32Shoveler 1Greylag goose 1Oystercatcher 2Song thrush (heard on footpath) 1Herring gull 22Tufted duck 39Lapwing 27Shelduck 39Black-headed gull 24Saline lagoon (AM, low tide):Gadwall 2Shelduck 2Mi

20 February 2019
Wildlife sightings 19/02/19

Wildlife sightings 19/02/19

a.m. low tideWader LakeKestrel femaleMute swan 4Teal 11Shoveler 4Greenfinch (path)Grey heron 24Lapwing 21Stock doveShelduck 30Saline lagoon Grey heronRedshankTeal 4Hawthorn WoodLesser redpoll 10Mealy redpoll 3Robin 3Bullfinch 6Siskin 2Jay 3MagpieGreat sp

19 February 2019
Wildlife sightings - 18/02/19

Wildlife sightings - 18/02/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeShelduck 46Tufted duck 13Wigeon 5Shoveler 3Teal 8Lapwing 42Coot 2Grey heron 25Herring gull 1Saline LagoonShelduck 2Grey heron 1Hawthorn WoodLesser redpoll 11Great spotted woodpecker 1Bullfinch 6Nuthatch 2Greenfinch 1Siskin 2R

18 February 2019
Wildlife sightings 17/02/19

Wildlife sightings 17/02/19

a.m. ,id tideWader LakeMute swan 2Grey heron 22Wigeon 4 male, 2 femaleCoot 2Lapwing 30Sparrowhawk femaleRedshank 2Herring gull 6Shelduck 44Gadwall pairTufted duck 4Saline lagoonCurlew 2Hawthorn WoodMealy redpoll Lesser redpoll 7Robin 5Great tit 12Siskin 2

17 February 2019
Wildlife sightings 15/02/19

Wildlife sightings 15/02/19

a.m. mid tideWader LakeMute swan 2Shelduck 31Lapwing 31Black headed gull 193OystercatcherHerring gull 6Canada goose 8Wigeon 5Saline lagoonShelduck 2Redshank 2CurlewHawthorn WoodLong tailed tit 2Bullfinch 9Coal tit 2SiskinChaffinch 7Brambling 3Robin 2Mealy

15 February 2019
Wildlife sightings - 14/02/19

Wildlife sightings - 14/02/19

a.m. Tide level: MidWader LakeWigeon 5Lapwing 30Canada goose 9Black-headed gull 124Redshank 1Shelduck 24Oystercatcher 2Lesser black-backed gull 1Shoveler 1Tufted duck 5Saline LagoonCurlew 1Redshank 1Hawthorn WoodReed bunting 3Bullfinch 7Redpoll 5Goldfinch

14 February 2019
Wildlife Sightings 13/02/19

Wildlife Sightings 13/02/19

Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/HighWigeon - 7 (4 male & 3 female)Canada Goose - 58Greylag x Canada Goose (hybrid) - 1Lapwing - 18Grey Heron (meadow) - 2Black-headed Gull - 112Shelduck - 27Curlew - 43Tufted Duck - 36 (14 male & 22 female)Saline Lagoon

13 February 2019
New times for daily animal talks

New times for daily animal talks

Our daily Chilean flamingo talks begin again on Saturday 16 February and, along with our daily commentated otter feeds, will now be held at a slightly different timeWe originally withdrew them last year while the flamingo house underwent a major revamp -

12 February 2019
Wildlife sightings - 12/02/19

Wildlife sightings - 12/02/19

Wader Lake (AM, mid-high tide):Oystercatcher 1Grey heron 12Black-headed gull 146Shelduck 32Lapwing 8Gadwall 2 (pair)Teal 11 (8 male, 3 female)Wigeon 5 (2 pairs and a male)Tufted duck 12 (3 male and 9 female)Canada goose 35Canada/greylag goose hybrid 1Sali

12 February 2019
Wildlife sightings - 10/02/2019

Wildlife sightings - 10/02/2019

Wader Lake (AM, high tide):Grey heron 5 (with one pair courting)Stock dove 1 (in heron hedge outside nesting box)Tufted duck 16Gadwall 2 (pair)Black-headed gull 149Herring gull 15Greater black-backed gull 1Canada goose 16Shelduck 17Shoveler 2 (pair)Kestre

10 February 2019
Wildlife Sightings 08/02/19

Wildlife Sightings 08/02/19

Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid-lowOystercatcher (first of the year) - 3Lapwing - 2Canada Goose - 47Greylag Goose - 2Canada x Greylag Goose - 1Black-headed Gull - 59Shelduck - 16Tufted Duck - 13Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Mid-LowShelduck - 4Gre

8 February 2019
Wildlife sightings - 07/02/19

Wildlife sightings - 07/02/19

a.m. Tide Level: Mid/lowWader LakeShelduck 14Tufted duck 25Teal 13Saline LagoonWigeon 7Redshank 1Black-headed gull 5Shelduck 2Teal 6Hawthorn WoodSiskin 1Nuthatch 2Great spotted woodpecker 2Bullfinch 12Coal tit 2Chaffinch 15Lesser redpoll 2Goldfinch 4Bramb

7 February 2019
Wildlife Sightings 06/02/19

Wildlife Sightings 06/02/19

Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid (Frozen)Shelduck - 2Grey Heron (Heronry) - 1Greylag GooseSaline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Mid (Frozen)Hawthorn WoodSiskin - 1 maleTreecreeper - 1Nuthatch - 1Jay - 1Lesser Redpoll - 4Mealy Redpoll - 2Bullfinch

6 February 2019