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Sightings - Washington

Wildlife Sightings - 21/05/19

Wildlife Sightings - 21/05/19

Weather: BrightWind Speed: Light breezeWader LakeAM Tide Level: MidAvocet - 42Shoveler - 5Shelduck - 19 Gadwall - 6Lapwing (+ 2 chicks) - 19Common Tern - 133Oystercatcher - 5Black-tailed Godwit - 7Redshank - 5Black-headed Gull - 30Saline LagoonTide Level:

21 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings - 20/05/19

Wildlife Sightings - 20/05/19

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LowWader LakeAM Tide Level: MidAvocet - 34Shoveler (2 females and 5 males) - 7 Common Tern - 135Black-tailed Godwit - 8Gadwall (4 pairs) - 8Oystercatcher (2 pairs) - 4Lapwing - (I chick outside Paddy's Hide) - 17Shelduck - 28 Gre

21 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings - 19/05/19

Wildlife Sightings - 19/05/19

Weather: Bright and sunnyWind Speed: LowWader LakeTide Level (AM) - LowAvocet - 35Gadwall - 6Shoveler - 5Oystercatcher - 10Black-tailed Godwit - 10Common Tern - 118Lapwing - 16Redshank - 2Shelduck - 19Black-headed Gull - 21Saline LagoonTide Level (AM): Lo

21 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings - 18/05/19

Wildlife Sightings - 18/05/19

a.m. Tide level: lowWader LakeAvocet 32Greylag 5Lapwing 15Common tern 92Gadwall 2Black headed gull 20Redshank 3Shoveler 2 (male)Canada Goose 20Oystercatcher 2Saline LagoonAvocet 1Lapwing 2Shoveler 1 (male)Shelduck 3Hawthorn WoodGreat tit 2Bullfinch 3Bluie

18 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings - 17/05/19

Wildlife Sightings - 17/05/19

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LightWader LakeA.M Tide Level: LowAvocet - 40Oystercatcher - 3Black-tailed Godwit - 5Lapwing - 16 + 1 chickRedshank - 4 Black-headed Gull - 30 (7 nesting)Lesser Black-backed Gull - 6Common Tern - 100Grey Heron - 69 (32 adults, 1

17 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings - 16/05/19

Wildlife Sightings - 16/05/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeAvocet 37Shelduck 16Shoveler 5 (male)Gadwall 2Oystercater 2Lapwing 17Common tern 97Redshank 9Greylag 14Canada goose 14Saline LagoonLapwing 2Shelduck 3Shoveler 1Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 4Robin 1Blue tit 3Great tit 3Other birds n

16 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings - 14/5/19

Wildlife Sightings - 14/5/19

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: LowA.M. Tide Level: Low

14 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 13/05/19

Wildlife sightings - 13/05/19

a.m. Tide Level: MidWader LakeAvocet 31Common tern 90Mute swan 1Shoveller 2Osytercatcher 2Lapwing 19Gadwall 2Redshank 1Black-tailed godwit 1Shelduck 29Black-headed gull 35Saline LagoonAvocet 2Shelduck 3Lapwing 1Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 3Robin 2Great spotted

13 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 12/05/19

Wildlife sightings - 12/05/19

a.m Tide Level: HighWader LakeAvocet 40 (15 pairs nesting)Black-tailed godwit 21Oystercatcher 3Redshank 2Lapwing 14Common tern 142Black-headed gull 28Lesser black-backed gull 6Grey heron 37Shoveler 6Gadwall 4Saline LagoonAvocet 4Black-headed gull 10Lapwin

12 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 11/05/19

Wildlife sightings - 11/05/19

a.m. Tide Level: HighWader LakeAvocet 32Shoveler 4Gadwall 4Common tern 84Mute swan 1Black-tailed godwit 11Lapwing 14Oystercatcher 2Redshank 3Black-headed gulls 25Shelduck 33Saline LagoonAvocet 3Shoveller 2Lapwing 1Redshank 1Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 4Greenfi

11 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings 10/05/19

Wildlife Sightings 10/05/19

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: MidWader Lake Time/AM Tide/HighGreenshank - 1Redshank - 3Black-tailed Godwit - 20Avocet - 44 (12 pairs nesting)Oystercatcher - 3Lapwing - 14 & 2 chicksGrey Heron - 52Little Egret - 1Teal - 6Shoveler - 8Black-headed Gull -

10 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings 09/05/19

Wildlife Sightings 09/05/19

Weather/RainWader Lake Time/AM Tide/HighWhimbrel - 1Common Sandpiper - 1Lapwing - 10Oystercatcher - 2Avocet - 32Redshank - 2Black-tailed Godwit - 10Shoveler - 6Teal - 4Gadwall - 6Grey Heron - 36Saline LagoonAvocet - 2Lapwing - 2Redshank - 1Hawthor

9 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 08/05/19

Wildlife sightings - 08/05/19

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakePochard 1Little egret 1Avocet 34Lapwing 10 + 1 chickRedshank 2Oystercatcher 4Grey heron 33 + 16 chicksCommon tern 2Shoveler 6Gadwall 4Saline LagoonOystercatcher 2Avocet 4Lapwing 2Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 8Goldfinch 2Great spott

8 May 2019
Wildlife sightings - 07/05/19

Wildlife sightings - 07/05/19

a.m. Tide Level LowWader LakeWood Sandpiper 1Redshank 2Lapwing 14Avocet 36Shoveler 8Gadwall 2Teal 4Sparrowhawk 1Swallow 1Saline LagoonAvocet 2Lapwing 2Shoveler 2Stock dove 1Hawthorn WoodBullfinch 5Great-spotted woodpecker 1Other birdsTreecreeper - 1 - No

7 May 2019
Wildlife Sightings - 06/05/19

Wildlife Sightings - 06/05/19

a.m. Tide level: highWader LakeWood sandpiper 1Grey heron 15Common tern 10 (some birds making scrapes)Gadwall 4 (3 male, 1 female)Shoveler 4 (3 male, 1 female)Oystercatcher 2Avocet 21 (13 birds on eggs)Teal 3 (1 male, 2 female)Swallow 5Tufted duck 10 (5 m

6 May 2019