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Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Shelduck - 5 & 19 ducklings Grey Heron - 19 & 2 chicks Common Tern - 46 & 7 chicks Lapwing - 19 Redshank - 1 Avocet - 7 Tufted Duck - 9 & 5 ducklings Oystercatcher - 4 Saline Lagoon
18 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - High Grey Heron - 17 (Including young) Avocet - 8 (Including young) Lapwing - 9 + 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 Mute Swan - 2 Shelduck - 2 Common Tern - 41 Tufted Duck - 11 Shoveler - 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Oystercatcher - 1
17 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid-high Grey Heron - 21 including young Avocet - 9 including young Lapwing - 11 Oystercatcher - 5 Tufted Duck - 19 Shoveler - 1 Common Tern - 46 Redshank - 1 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Mid-hi
16 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Lapwing - 11 + 3 chicks Redshank - 2 + 3 chicks Avocet 8 + 6 chicks Shelduck - 6 + 2 broods Oystercatcher - 4 + 1 chick Grey Heron - 14 Common Tern - 63 Pied Wagtail - 1 Black Headed Gull - 2 Shoveler - 1 Saline Lagoon G
15 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Oystercatcher - 4 + 1 chick Avocet - 8+ 6 chicks Shelduck - 6 Redshank - 1 + 3 chicks Lapwing - 3 Tufted Duck - 19 Mute Swan - 2 Grey Heron - 14 Common Tern - 56 Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 2 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 2 Tuft
14 June 2014
VIDEO: roe deer courtship
This brief clip of two roe deer flirting at our saline lagoon was caught by a camera trap. The buck and doe briefly nuzzle right at the start and then he saunters off as she follows behind, having fallen under his spell. If you look carefully, he’s ado
12 June 2014
VIDEO: wading chicks growing up fast
Oystercatcher chick and adults Wader Lake June 2014 Oystercatcher, avocet and redshank - oh my! Wader Lake's chicks are growing up fast, with six avocets due to fledge any day now, grey heron juveniles learning to fis
11 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Heron - 17 Common Tern - 56 Avocet - 6 & 6 young Oystercatcher - 5 Lapwing - 9 Shelduck - 2 & 12 ducklings Shelduck - 2 & 8 young Redshank - 2 Tufted Duck - 27 Shoveler - 3 Saline Lagoon Avoc
11 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - Low Avocet - 10 + 6 young Oystercatcher - 4 + 2 young Lapwing - 6 + 1 juvenile Redshank - 2 Common Tern - 63 Grey Heron - 32 Pochard - 1 female Shoveler - 4 Shelduck - 14 + 28 ducklings Gadwall - 10 Saline Lagoon Lapwing - 1 Oy
10 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Heron - 17 Avocet - 4 & 6 young Oystercatcher - 2 Lapwing - 5 Tufted Duck - 21 Common Tern - 56 Shelduck - 3 & 9 young Shoveler - 1 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2 Oystercatcher - 1 Hawthorn Woo
9 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Weather: Sunny and warm Time: AM / Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Lapwing - 8 + 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 3 chicks Avocet - 8 + 6 chicks Common Tern - 52 Shoveler - 6 Gadwall - 4 Shelduck - 10 + 24 ducklings Tufted Duck - 16 Grey Wagtail - 1 Mute Sw
8 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Weather: Overcast but warm Time: AM / Tide Level: Mid. Wader Lake Avocet - 7 + 6 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 + 3 chicks Lapwing - 8 Common Tern - 48 Shelduck - 10 + 26 ducklings Shoveler - 4 Teal - 4 Gadwall - 2 Grey Heron - 25 Coot - 3 Tufted Duck -
7 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet 6 & 6 chicks Lapwing - 12 Oystercatcher - 2 & 1 chick Redshank - 1 Grey Heron - 38 Common Tern - 67 Mute Swan - 1 Shelduck - 23 & 36 duckling Shoveler - 4 Gadwall - 8 Reed Bunting - 3 S
6 June 2014
Redshank chicks
Four redshank chicks have been spotted on Wader Lake - the first record of them in recent memory. This pic isn't the best (I tried!), so if anyone manages to capture a great shot, please email it to info.washington@wwt.org.uk and we'll share it :-)
5 June 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Avocet - 4 & 6 chicks Oystercatcher - 3 Redshank - 2 & 4 chicks Common Tern - 51 Grey Heron - 17 & 5 chicks Shoveler - 4 Tufted Duck - 25 Shelduck - 9 & 12 ducklings Saline Lagoon Avocet
4 June 2014