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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 13/02/22

Wildlife Sightings 13/02/22

Weather: RainWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeShelduck - 28Mallard - 19Teal - 17Tufted Duck - 4Coot - 8Grey Heron - 19Lapwing - 43Shoveler - 6Black-headed gull - 101Herring Gull - 39Canad

13 February 2022
Wildlife Sightings 12/02/22

Wildlife Sightings 12/02/22

Weather: OvercastWind Speed: MidRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader LakeShoveler - 13Shelduck - 42Mallard - 7Teal - 25Tufted duck - 3Coot - 8Mute Swan - 2Black-headed Gull - 202Lapwing - 86Herring Gull - 49Gre

12 February 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 10/02/22

Wildlife Sightings - 10/02/22

Weather: Frosty/SunnyWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighMallard - 14Coot - 7Teal - 31Tufted Duck - 26Grey Heron - 21Shelduck - 23Black-headed Gull - 172Lapwing - 17Shoveler - 10Herring Gull - 37Oystercatc

10 February 2022
Wildlife Sightings 09/02/22

Wildlife Sightings 09/02/22

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: ModerateRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighGrey Heron - 34 (14 in hedge & 20 below hedge)Shelduck - 21Shoveler - 12 (8 male, 4 female)Wigeon - 5 (3 male, 2 female)Teal - 30Mallard - 18Tufted D

10 February 2022
wildlife Sightings - 07/02/2022

wildlife Sightings - 07/02/2022

Weather: Frosty a bit of brighWind speed: noneRiver wear tide level: midA.MWader lake: Mute Swan - 3 (1 cygnet)Shelduck - 17Grey Heron - 14Canada Goose - 19Shoveler duck - 9Herring Gulls - 62Black-headed Gulls - 121Lapwing - 15Wigeon - 4Tufted duck - 1Tea

7 February 2022
Wildlife Sightings 6-02-2022

Wildlife Sightings 6-02-2022

Weather: Wet & ColdWind Speed: Mod. WindsRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader LakeOystercatcher - 2Lapwing 9 on meadow - 43Grey heron 6 in hedge - 14Shoveler (6m,4f) - 10Shelduck - 9Teal - 28Wigeon (4m,1f) - 5Canada

6 February 2022
wildlife Sightings - 04/02/2022

wildlife Sightings - 04/02/2022

Weather: cold / sunnyWind speed: modRiver wear tide level: highA.MWader lake:Mute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 2Grey heron - 23Shelduck - 20Shoveler - 10Teal - 28Wigeon - 4Tufted duck - 5Oystercatcher - 3Redshank - 4Lapwing - 30Saline lagoon:Grey heron - 2Othe

4 February 2022
Wildlife Sightings -3/2/22

Wildlife Sightings -3/2/22

Weather: SunnyWind Speed: MildRiver Wear Tide Level: Mid-LowWader LakeMute Swans - 2Canada Geese - 16Greylag Geese - 2Grey Heron - 23Tufted Duck - 19Shelduck - 21Lapwing - 17Black Headed Gull - 49Herring Gull -

3 February 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 02/02/22

Wildlife Sightings - 02/02/22

Weather: Bright, SunnyWind Speed: NoneRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Time: AM Water Level: HighWigeon - 4 (2 male, 2 female)Gadwall - 2 maleShoveler - 10 (7 male, 3 female)Shelduck - 21Grey Heron - 21 (15 in heron hedge)Lapwing - 20Teal - 21

2 February 2022
Wildlife sightings - 01/02/2022

Wildlife sightings - 01/02/2022

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeMute swan 2Shelduck 37Shoveler 11Tufted duck 1Teal 33Wigeon 2Grey heron 15Lapwing 14Herring gull 174Black-headed gull 102Saline LagoonShelduck 2Mallard 2Teal 4Hawthorn WoodWillow tit 1Bullfinch 6Great-spotted woodpecker 2Jay

1 February 2022
Wildlife sightings - 31/01/2022

Wildlife sightings - 31/01/2022

a.m. Tide Level: LowWader LakeMoorhen 3Grey heron 14Teal 33Shelduck 14Lapwing 12Black-headed gull 46Herring gull 76Shoveler 11Wigeon 2Saline LagoonSnipe 5Moorhen 1Hawthorn WoodGreat-spotted woodpecker 1Long-tailed tit 3Bullfinch 7Blue tit 10Jay 1Willow ti

31 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings - 30/01/2022

Wildlife Sightings - 30/01/2022

Weather: SunnyWind speed: lowRiver wear tide level: lowA.MWader lake:Tufted duck - 2Shoveler - 9Teal - 42Shelduck - 15Wigeon - 2Mute swan - 2Herring gull - 26Black-headed gull - 8Lapwing - 12 ( 3 on the lake - 9 on the meadow)Common snipe - 1Grey heron -

30 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings 29-1-22

Wildlife Sightings 29-1-22

Weather: GalesWind Speed: Extremely HighRiver Wear Tide Level: Low-MidWader LakeGrey Heron - 20Little Grebe - 1Shelduck - 46Curlew - 1Lapwing - 10Herring Gull - 47Black-headed Gull - 68Shoveler (3m,1f,1 1st year m)

30 January 2022
Wildlife sightings - 28/01/2022

Wildlife sightings - 28/01/2022

a.m. Tide Level: lowWader LakeShoveler 8Shelduck 5Grey heron 13Canada geese 170Greylag 5Mute swan 2Wigeon 2Lapwing 5Black-headed gull 30Saline LagoonMoorhen 2Redshank 1Hawthorn WoodJay 2Great-spotted woodpecker 1Nuthatch 2Bullfinch 16Chaffinch 6Greenfinch

28 January 2022
Wildlife Sightings 27-1-22

Wildlife Sightings 27-1-22

Weather: Bright, SunnyWind Speed: LowRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader LakeShoveler (4m,1f) - 5Teal - 38Tufted duck (2m, 7f 0f which 1 is hybrid) - 9Mallard (10m of which 1 is hybrid, 3f) - 13Black headed gull - 44Herring gull

27 January 2022