Latest sightings
Whimbrel
There are two whimbrel among the curlew roosting at Wader Lake tonight.
13 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/Low Tide Shoveler - 6 Gadwall - 4 Teal - 27 Grey Heron - 3 Stock Dove - 1 Rive Wear Black Headed Gull - 114 Curlew - 1 Other Birds Pink Foot Goose - Flew over site - 50 Goshawk - Flushed from Salione Lagoon - 1 Long Tailed Tit - Wader Lake P
13 September 2012
Moth Count
Moth count from the monitor this morning: Square Spot Rustic - 7 Brown-Spot Pinion - 1 Rosy Rustic - 1 Pink-Barred Sallow - 1
12 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/Mid Tide Greylag - 189 Canada - 32 Redshank - 16 Lapwing - 34 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Black Headed Gull - 14 Teal - 1 Shoveler - 1 Gadwall - 1 Mallard -14 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 42 Mallard - 16 Grey Heron - 2 Other Birds Jay
11 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/mid tide Redshank - 32 Lapwing - 63 Black Headed Gull - 69 Mallard - 12 Gadwall - 3 Snipe - 2 Jack Snipe - 1 Shoveler - 2 Grey Heron - 1 Greylag Goose - 6 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 39 Hawthon Wood Nuthatch - 1 Great Spotted Woodpecke
10 September 2012
Latest Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/HIGH TIDE Lapwing - 117 Redshank - 82 Teal - 33 Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 10 Wigeon - 1 Black Headed Gull - 114 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 1 Herring Gull - 2+1 juvenile Grey Heron - 5 Stock Dove - 10 SALINE LAGOON/RIVER/AM/HIGH TIDE Grey
7 September 2012
Buzzard on site
A buzzard was spotted above the play area at about 4pm today, heading over the flamingo house then up river towards Penshaw Monument.
6 September 2012
Todays Moth Count
Bordered Pug - 1 Six Striped Rustic - 12 Sallow - 3 Frosted Orange - 1 Lempke's Gold Spot - 1 Rosy Rustic - 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing - 2 Canary Shouldered Thorn - 1 Mouse Moth - 1
6 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader lake/am/Mid Tide Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Redshank - 62 Lapwing - 109 Common Snipe - 4 Black Headed Gull - 52 Curlew - 5 Mallard - 52 Shoveler - 12 Gadwall - 5 Saline Lagoon/River Wear Black Headed Gull - 90 Mallard - 32 Grey Heron - 2 Cormorant - 1
6 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/Mid tide Lapwing - 148 Redshank - 28 Curlew - 5 Teal - 8 Black Headed Gull - 12 Tufted Duck - 6 Mallard - 34 Starling - 25 Pied Wagtail - 2 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 56 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 2 Cormorant - 1 Lapwing - 16 Other Bi
4 September 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader lake/am/Mid tide Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Common Sandpiper - 1 Redshank - 28 Lapwing - 162 Teal - 10 Tufted Duck - 4 Mallard - 48 Black Headed Gull - 10 Curlew - 1 Saline lagoon Black Headed Gull - 46 Mallard - 3 Grey Heron - 1 Other Birds Cormorant
3 September 2012
Basking common darter
While trying to get a photo of the elusive black darter yesterday morning, our reserve warden John got this nice shot of a common darter. It was basking on the boardwalk down at the amphibian ponds, which John and his team of volunteers have been working
1 September 2012
Today's wildlife highlights (including a dragonfly site first)
Wader Lake (AM, low tide) 1 greenshank 2 common sandpiper 14 redshank 90 lapwing 2 common snipe 15 teal 6 gadwall 7 tufted duck (plus 3 ducklings) Plus, at the amphibian ponds, an emerald damselfy and a black darter dragonfly - the latter we believe to be
31 August 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/Mid tide Redshank - 29 Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Lapwing - 192 Tufted Duck - 10 Canada Goose - 16 Gadwall - 11 Mallard - 55 Black Head Gull - 16 Grey Heron - 2 Curlew - 1 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 16 Black Headed Gull - 28 Wood Pigeon - 12 Dunno
27 August 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/High tide Curlew - 1 Common Sandpiper - 1 Redshank - 48 Lapwing - 30 Tufted Duck - 7 + 3 Duckling Gadwall - 2 Grey Heron - 2 Saline Lagoon/River/AM/High tide Curlew - 1 Cormorant - 1 Grey Heron - 1 Black Headed Gull - 14 Other
24 August 2012