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Wildlife sightings - 13/02/2021
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeCurlew 187Lapwing 8Black-headed gull 100Herring gull 3Grey heron 1Saline Lagoon (100% frozen)Curlew 36Fieldfare 2Hawthorn WoodGreat-spotted woodpecker 2Nuthatch 2Robin 5Long-tailed tit 4Bullfinch 9Willow tit 1Sparrowhawk 1The
14 February 2021
Making a mini wetland
Making a mini wetland in your garden can not only bring a diverse range of animals and insect life, but can also help with the distribution and transfer of rain water. Warden Cath shares her very own mini-wetland
13 February 2021
Wildlife sightings - 12/02/2021
a.m Tide Level: lowWader LakeCurlew 350Common snipe 2Lapwing 80Black-headed gull 430Herring gull 45Grey heron 7Shelduck 7Saline LagoonGrey heron 3Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 6Willow tit 1Great-spotted woodpecker 1Long-tailed tit 6The LookoutNuthatch 2Bullfinch
12 February 2021
Wildlife sightings - 11/02/2021
a.m. Tide Level: LowWader Lake (frozen)Snipe 5Common gull 2Stonechat 1Curlew 450Lapwing 103Black-headed gull 600Herring gull 25Hawthorn WoodGreat spotted woodpecker 1Robin 4Nuthatch 1Dunnock 3Bullfinch 5Chaffinch 14The LookoutNuthatch 1Robin 2Coal tit 4Gr
11 February 2021
Wildlife sightings - 10/02/2021
a.m Tide Level: lowWader LakeCurlew 118Shelduck 49Greylag 1Grey heron 1Black-headed gull 232Herring gull 12Great black-backed gull 1Moorhen 4Coot 1Mute swan 2Wigeon 3Saline LagoonCurlew 36Hawthorn WoodGreat-spotted woodpecker 2 (drumming)Robin 5Dunnock 2G
10 February 2021
Wildlife sightings - 08/02/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeTeal 4Mute swan 2Shelduck 33Herring gull 37Black-headed gull 93Great black-backed gull 1Grey heron 1Saline LagoonGrey heron 1Curlew 17Hawthorn WoodChaffinch 20Long-tailed tit 8Dunnock 3Blue tit 18Blackbird 2 Bullfinch 4The Lo
8 February 2021
Wildlife sightings - 07/02/2021
a.m. Tide Level MidWader LakeLapwing 1Grey heron 17Moorhen 3Coot 3Redshank 28Shelduck 26Mallard 17Saline Lagoon Curlew 19Shelduck 1Hawthorn WoodLong-tailed tit 7Bullfinch 2Robin 2Nuthatch 1Coal tit 8Blue tit 18The LookoutBullfinch 9Coal tit 7Robin 2Chaffi
7 February 2021
Wildlife sightings - 06/02/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeGrey heron 16Mute swan 2Canada goose 82Greylag 2Shelduck 36Wigeon 1Gadwall 2Shoveler 3Teal 14Curlew 3Common snipe 2Saline LagoonTeal 22Curlew 3Greylag 3Stock dove 2Hawthorn WoodGreat-spotted woodpecker 1Sparrowhawk 1Goldfinch
6 February 2021
Wildlife sightings - 05/02/2021
a.m Tide Level: MidWader LakeGrey heron 12Cormorant 1Shelduck 36Gadwall 2Mallard 26Teal 10Tufted duck 3Curlew 4Herring gull 20Saline LagoonMallard 10Teal 8Lapwing 1Curlew 3Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 2Great-spotted woodpecker 1Siskin 5Goldfinch 1Blue tit 11Long
5 February 2021
Wildlife sightings - 04/02/2021
a.m Tide Level: HighWader LakeShelduck 27Canada goose 2Shoveler 2Teal 4Herring gull 9Grey heron 3Goosander 1Moorhen 5Tufted duck 5Greylag 1Saline LagoonTeal 22Mallard 6Curlew 23Hawthorn WoodSiskin 4Nuthatch 1Long-tailed tit 11Great spotted woodpecker 2Gol
4 February 2021
Wildlife sightings - 02/02/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeShelduck 24Moorhen 3Shoveler 2Redshank 1Grey heron 3 (Heronry + meadow_Herring gull 94Black-headed gull 130Saline LagoonRedshank 1Curlew 35Teal 6Mallard 4Hawthorn WoodSiskin 3Great spotted woodpecker 1Bullfich 6Nuthatch 2The
2 February 2021
Wildlife sightings - 01/02/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeShelduck 26Coot 1Black-headed gull 320Herring gull 31Moorhen 4Grey heron 6Saline LagoonShelduck 1Curlew 7Hawthorn WoodSiskin 1Long-tailed tit 1Blackbird 1Bullfinch 3Robin 2Dunnock 1LookoutWillow tit 1Blackbird 1Chaffinch 5Rob
1 February 2021
Wildlife sightings - 29/01/2021
a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeShelduck 42Grey heron 10Shoveler 2Teal 34Redshank 2Mute swan 2Stock dove 12Coot 2Tufted duck 8SparrowhawkSaline LagoonKingfisher 1Curlew 32Shelduck 1Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 2Siskin 6Great-spotted woodpecker 1Long-tailed tit 6Bu
29 January 2021
Wildlife sightings 28/01/2021
light rain, light wind, low tideWader Lakewigeon pairgadwall 2 pairShoveler 4Teal 26Mallard 5Shelduck 44Redshank 2Coot 2Grey heron 3Stock dove 2 (meadow)Saline lagoonKingfisherCurlew 20ShelduckPheasant 2KestrelHawthorn WoodWillow titGreat spotted woodpeck
28 January 2021
Coppicing and pollarding on the reserve
Winter is the busiest time of year for our reserve team as they prepare the whole of site for the upcoming breeding season. Our reserve team is usually buzzing with our fantastic volunteers to help with the mammoth task of chopping, mowing, raking and gen
28 January 2021