Wader Lake works

Our reserve team are working on Wader Lake today (Wednesday 27 November) which may cause disturbance to the wildlife in the area. Thank you for your patience.

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Wildlife Sightings - 12/07/2022

Weather: Overcast, light rain

River wear tide Level: low

A.M

Wader lake:

Shelduck - 4+23

Avocet - 42+16

Common Tern - 82+13+16

Black-tailed Gadwit - 10+1

Tufted duck - 3+11

Black-headed Gull - 29+37+5

Lapwing - 6+10

White-Ringed Plover - 2

Grey Heron - 2+3

Curlew - 1

Mallard - 5+35

Redshank - 3

Saline Lagoon:

Kingfisher - 1( Seen fishing)

Oystercatcher - 2+3 (adults flying to feed young)

Lapwing - 7

Other birds noted around site:

Kestrel - 1 (Forgotten Meadow)

Black cap - 561 (Orchard)

Mute Swan - 2 (River Wear)

Cormorant - 1 (River Wear)

Hawthorn wood:

Great-Spotted woodpecker - 3

Chaffinch - 2

Coal tit - 1

Willow tit - 1

Bullfinch - 2

Robin - 1

Lookout Feeding Station:

Bullfinch - 2

Chaffinch - 3

Great-spotted woodpecker - 1


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