Latest sightings
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - Low Tide - AM Avocet - 2 + 2 young Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Redshank - 33 Lapwing - 14 Curlew - 2 Shoveler - 3 + 7 young Grey Heron - 14 Common Tern - 57 + 11 young Saline Lagoon Avocet - 2 + 3 young (flying south) Black Headed Gull - 62 Oys
19 July 2013
Northern shoveler
Northern shovelers We have a brood of eight Northern shoveler ducklings on Wader Lake, mainly hanging around at the back of East Island, visible from the Prince's Trust Hide. This is the first breeding record for many
18 July 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - Mid Tide - AM Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Avocet - 4 + 8 young Redshank - 23 Curlew - 2 Lapwing - 7 Grey Heron - 10 Common Tern - 36 + 21 young Shoveler - 3 + 6 young Gadwall - 2 + 2 young Teal - 7 Mandarin Duck - 1 Saline Lagoon Avocet - 1 + 3
18 July 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 4, 3 young & 4 chicks Lapwing - 27 Ringed Plover - 1 Redshank - 30 Curlew - 5 Oystercatcher - 2 & 2 chicks Grey Heron - 6 & 22 young Common Tern - 47 & 22 young Shoveler - 2 & 7 duck
17 July 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 4, 3 juvenile & 4 chicks Lapwing - 26 Redshank - 32 Oystercatcher - 4 & 2 chicks Curlew - 5 Common Tern - 55 & 20 chicks Grey Heron - 15 Teal - 10 Shelduck - 3 & 40 young Stock Dove - 2
12 July 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 6 adults, 3 juvenile & 4 chicks Lapwing - 9 Oystercatcher - 2 & 2 young Common Tern - 36 & 14 young Gadwall - 1 & 2 young Tufted Duck - 6 & 15 young Mallard - 16 & 50 young Teal
11 July 2013
10th July Sightings
Weather: Warm with slight breeze, cloudy. Time: AM Tide: MID Wader Lake Avocet - 8 with 4 chicks Lapwing - 14 Oystercatcher - 3 with 2 chicks Common Tern - 52 with 11 chicks Grey Heron - 14 Shelduck - 5 with 41 young Mallard - 16 with 53 young Tea
10 July 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Heron - 12 Lapwing - 4 Oysterctahcer - 2 + 2 chicks Shelduck - 4 + 61 ducklings Common Tern - 40 + 4 chicks Tufted Duck - 8 + 12 chicks Avocet 7 + 4 River Wear Cormorant - 1 Redshank - 2 Curlew - 1 Lapwing - 7 Oystercatcher - 1 Black Headed G
8 July 2013
TODAYS SIGHTINGS
WADER LAKE/AM/HIGH TIDE Avocet - 10 adults, 8 juveniles, 4 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 adults, 2 juveniles, 2 chicks Lapwing - 16 Redshank - 2 Grey Heron - 46 Common Tern - 72 Shoveler - 9 Shelduck - 14 adults, 42 ducklings Tufted Duck - 11 adults, 18 duckli
29 June 2013
Todays Sights
Wader Lake - High Tide - AM Avocet - 8, juvenile & 4 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 adult & 2 juvenile Lapwing - 9 adult & 5 juvenile Redshank - 2 Curlew - 3 Grey Heron - 12 adult + 22 juvenile Common Tern - 66 + 5 chicks Gadwall - 6 + 7 chicks Sal
28 June 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - High Tide - AM Avocet - 10 adult, 9 juvenile & 4 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 + 2 chicks Lapwing - 21 + 5 juvenile Redshank - 2 Common Tern - 58 + 7 chicks Grey Heron - 14 adult + 21 chicks Gadwall - 4 + 4 duckling Shoveler - 8 Teal - 6 Malla
27 June 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 15 + 7 chicks Lapwing - 13 Redshank - 1 Tern - 56 + 3 chicks Heron - 15 Shelduck - 6 + 35 chicks Tufted Duck - 2 Shoveler - 2 Moorhen - 6 Greylag Goose - 15 Canda Goose - 7 + 4 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 + 2 chicks Black Headed Gull - 3
24 June 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 8, 2 juvenile and 10 Lapwing - 4, 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 2, 2 chicks Redshank - 1 Common Tern - 67 Gadwall - 3, 10 ducklings Shoveler - 2 Teal - 2 Tufted Duck - 9, 7 ducklings Shelduck - 13, 39 duckling
20 June 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - Mid Tide - AM Avocet - 8 + 2 juv & 6 chicks Lapwing - 6 + 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 + 2 chicks Redshank - 1 Common Tern - 74 Grey Heron - 37 Gadwall - 2 + brood of 10 ducklings Shoveler - 3 Teal - 2 Tufted Duck - 8 + 11 ducklings Shelduc
19 June 2013
Wildlife sightings - including a whimbrel on Wader Lake
Wader Lake (AM, mid-tide): Avocet - 6 adults, 2 juveniles and 6 chicks Lapwing - 4 adults, 1 juvenile and 3 chicks Oystercatcher - 4 adults and 2 chicks Redshank - 2 Whimbrel - 1 Shelduck - 10 adults and 40 ducklings Tufted duck - 8 adults and 15 duckling
18 June 2013