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Sightings - Washington

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Time: AM / Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet - 7 Redshank - 5 Greenshank - 1 Lapwing - 8 Oystercatcher - 4 Teal - 6 Mallard  - 52 Shelduck - 10 + 38 ducklings Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 1 Common Tern - 47 + 44 chicks Grey Heron - 30 Black-headed Gull - 21 &n

28 June 2014

First curlew of the year

First curlew of the year

The first returning curlew of the year has just been spotted over site. Interesting fact - the female curlew returns from her summer breeding grounds in the Baltic region first, leaving the male to fledge their chicks. WWT Washington's winter curlew ro

26 June 2014

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low Avocet - 6 Black-headed Gull - 7 Common Tern - 64 & 24 chicks Lapwing - 10 Gadwall - 5 Grey Heron - 10 Oystercatcher - 4 Grey Wagtail - 1 Pied Wagtail - 2 Shelduck - 7   Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 6 Avoce

25 June 2014

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake/Tide - Low/Time - AM Avocet - 6+ 3 juvenile Redshank - 2 + 4 juvenile Lapwing- 4 + 2 chicks Oystercatcher - 2 + 2 juvenile Common Tern - 43 + 18 chicks Grey Heron - 41 Shelduck Shoveler Gadwall Saline Lagoon Avocet - 2 + 3 Juvenile Other Birds

24 June 2014

Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide- Low Redshank- 3 + juvenile Avocet - 6 Lapwing - 10 Common Tern - 67 + 15 chicks Grey Heron - 18 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 4 Oystercatcher - 1 Grey Wagtail - 1 Other Birds Grey Wagtail - Wader Lake Path - 1 Hawthorn Woo

23 June 2014

Today's Sightings

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

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

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

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

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

Today's Sightings

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

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

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

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

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