East of site currently closed

There is some tree damage at the east of site on the visitor path. It's a very large tree so we will be keeping this area closed until we can get a tree surgeon in to make it safe. Thank you for your understanding, we will remove this alert once the area has reopened.

Wildlife sightings - 30/04/2017

1 min read • 30 April 2017

AM high tide

Wader Lake

Common tern 3

Dunlin 1

Black-tailed godwit 15

Shoveler 6

Gadwall

Avocet 20

Lapwing 24

Oystercatcher 4

Tufted duck 6

Lesser black-backed gull 2

Saline Lagoon

Avocet 4

Mute swan 1

Gadwall 1

Great black-backed gull (second winter) 1

Hawthorn Wood

Willow tit 1

Greenfinch 4

Goldfinch 7

Chaffinch 5

Blue tit 4

Other locations

Tree sparrow on the visitor centre feeders 2

A common whitethroat on Wader Lake footpath

A sedge warbler at the filter reedbed

A ferruginous duck in the white-headed duck pen

Chichaff across the reserve 9

Willow warbler across the reserve 5

Feral mandarin drake in Close Encounters

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Wildlife sightings - 30/04/2017

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