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Wildlife sightings - 05/02/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Grey heron 6 Shelduck 28 Lapwing 119 Shoveler 4 Wigeon 1 Great black-backed gull 2 Mute swan 2 Common snipe 11 Reed bunting 1 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher (heard) 1 Curlew 1 Redshank 1 Eurasian teal (3 pairs) 9 Shelduck (pa
5 February 2018
Wildlife sightings - 01/02/2018
Wader Lake (AM, low tide): Mute swan 1 Stock dove 7 Shelduck 27 Lapwing 90+ (very mobile thanks to a hunting sparrowhawk!) Grey heron 7 Black-headed gull 59 Common snipe 1 Eurasian teal 23 (17 male and 6 female) Sparrowhawk 1 (large mature female)
1 February 2018
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Grey Heron - 11 Shelduck - 17 Lapwing - 105 Black-headed Gull - 52 Herring Gull (2 adults & 1 1st winter juvenile) - 3 Eurasian Teal (36 male/31 female) - 67 Common Snipe - 3 Saline Lagoon
31 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 30/01/18
a.m. Tide Level: Low Wader Lake Grey heron 6 Shelduck 12 Eurasian teal 30 Herring gull 2 Black-headed gull 35 Wigeon 3 Lapwing 4 Canada geese 40 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher 1 Curlew 37 Eurasian teal 25 Redshank 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch 6 Chaffinch 2 Blu
30 January 2018
Wildlife sightings 29/01/18
a.m. low tide Wader Lake Grey heron 12 Shelduck 21 Eurasian teal 27 Stock dove Greater black backed gull (2nd winter) Black headed gull 59 Shoveler (male) Common snipe 7 Canada goose 49 Canada/greylag cross Greylag Saline lagoon Greylag Curlew 2 Shelduck
29 January 2018
Wildlife sightings Sun 28/01/18
a.m. mid tide Wader Lake Oystercatcher - 1st of the year Kestrel - male Shelduck 28 Tufted duck 23 Grey heron 8 - 1 pair in hedge, 6 singles Stock dove 3 Lapwing 33 Eurasian wigeon - pair Shoveler 3 Common snipe 11 Gadwall - pair Saline lagoon Eurasian te
28 January 2018
Wildlife sightings – 27/01/18
Wader Lake Tide level High Grey Heron 7 Lapwing 38 C Snipe 3 Shelduck 30 Wigeon 2 Teal 66 Mallard 110 Saline Lagoon Curlew 8 Shelduck 4 Other birds Goldeneye (all male) River
27 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 25/01/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Grey heron 4 Little grebe 1 Lapwing 32 Redshank 6 Shoveler 4 Teal 16 Wigeon 2 Greater black-backed gull 5 Herring gull 16 Saline Lagoon Black-headed gull 265 Curlew 5 Common snipe 1 Grey heron 1 Hawthorn Wood Siskin 4 Bull
25 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 24/1/2018
Wader Lake (AM, high tide): Grey heron 4 (2 in hedge) Mallard 98 Eurasian teal 83 Eurasian wigeon 2 Lapwing 44 Shelduck 17 Common buzzard 1 (flying over, heading North East) Canada goose 1 Kestrel 1 Common snipe 10 Black-headed gull 25 Saline lagoo
24 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 23/01/18
a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Grey heron 4 Shelduck 17 Eurasian teal 38 Lapwing 99 Shoveler 7 Common snipe 7 Great black-backed gull 3 Herring gull 4 Black-headed gull 137 Saline Lagoon Kingfisher 1 Curlew 2 Eurasian teal 19 Hawthorn Wood Nuthatch 1 Tr
23 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 22/01/18
a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Grey heron (in hedge) 1 Lapwing 75 Herring gull: Adult 8, 2nd winter 1, 3rd winter 2 Black-headed gull 157 Common snipe 5 Shelduck 12 Shoveler 6 Eurasian teal 1 Saline Lagoon Curlew 1 Herring gull 4 Hawthorn Wood Great spot
22 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 17/01/2018
Wader Lake (AM, low tide, partially frozen): Shelduck 15 Shoveler (one female, two males) 3 Lapwing 155 Eurasian teal (three pairs and two females) 8 Common snipe 2 Black-headed gull 58 Herring gulls - 8 adults, 2 first winter juveniles, 1 second winter j
17 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 15/01/18
a.m. Tide level: Low Wader Lake Eurasian teal 23 Mallard 33 Shelduck 25 Grey heron 3 (in hedge) Redshank 2 Black-headed gull 97 Shoveler 5 Common buzzard 1 (flew over) Wigeon 3 Common snipe 3 Herring gull 7 Saline Lagoon Eurasian curlew 48 Herring gull 1
15 January 2018
Wildlife sightings 10/01/18
a.m. high tide Wader Lake Tufted duck 14 Greater black backed gull (2nd year juvenile) Black headed gull 52 Lapwing 62 Canada goose 2 Eurasian teal 16 Redshank 2 Shelduck 23 Mallard 20 Carrion crow 2 Saline lagoon Eurasian teal 2 Curlew (on meadow) 47 Haw
10 January 2018
Wildlife sightings - 09/01/18
a.m. Tide Level: am Wader Lake Curlew 500+ (flushed) Shelduck 3 Black-headed gull 40 Lapwing 4 Saline Lagoon Curlew 59 Herring gull 1 Hawthorn Wood Great spotted woodpecker 1 Tree creeper 1 Robin 3 Great tit 4 Blue tit 8 Dunnock 1 Chaffinch 7 Bullfinch 8
9 January 2018