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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 - 18/03/22

Weather: Sunny
Wind Speed: Light
River Wear Tide Level: Low


Wader Lake Time: AM Water Level: High

Grey Heron - 32
Mute Swan - 2
Canada Goose - 22
Greylag - 13
Canada X Greylag - 2
Ruddy Shelduck (pair) - 2
Shelduck - 25
Gadwall - 12
Shoveler - 9
Wigeon - 5
Oystercatcher - 2


Saline Lagoon Time: AM Tide Level: Low

Shelduck - 2

Teal - 6


Centre Feeders

Long-tailed Tit - 4
Blue Tit - 6
Great Tit - 4
Coal Tit - 1
Bullfinch - 2
Chaffinch - 3


Other Birds Noted Around Site

Lapwing (Wader Lake meadow) - 21
Black-headed Gull (Wader Lake meadow) - 62
Herring Gull (Wader Lake meadow) - 72 (23 1st year, 2 2nd year, 3 3rd year, 44 adults)
Lesser Black-backed Gull - 2
Chiffchaff (car park, North Wood, Slick Gill, Wader Lake footpath) - 4
Reed Bunting (Amphibian Ponds) - 1 male
Kestrel (Corner Meadow) - 2 (pair)

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