Latest sightings
Wildlife Sightings - 29/08/26
Kingfisher was spotted today at the Saline Lagoon am Wader Lake Species Water Level Low Total Dunlin 3 Lapwing 145 Redshank
29 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 28/08/26
a nice mix of wader species on Wader Lake am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Kingfisher 1 Lapwing 16 Redshank 3
28 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 27/08/26
A nice mix of wader species on Wader Lake am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Curlew 5 Lapwing 55 Black-tailed Godwit
27 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 26/08/26
Seen a Stoat near close encounters, larger and with a black tip on its tail compared to the much smaller Weasel. Lots of Lapwing and Teal huddled closely together on the exposed mud as the water level is slowly going down on the lake after the heavy rainf
26 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 25/08/26
High waters on wader lake have brought in a lot of Teal and Lapwing, lots of sightings of Kingfisher flying up and down wader lake. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Kingfisher
25 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 24/08/26
High waters on wader lake have brought in a lot of Greylags that are coming in from the neighbouring fields across the river. Willow Tit calling from the edge of the Gully leading to the River next to Northumbrian Water Hide. am/pm
24 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 23/08/26
High waters on wader lake have brought in a lot of Teal and Greylags and the hedgerows and tree lines around the site are full of flocks of goldfinch and mixed chiffchaff and tit flocks. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water
23 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 21/08/2026
Lots of Common Snipe scattered around the lake, a usually elusive bird has come out to feed around the low exposed mud of Wader Lake, best seen in front of Diageo Hide. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level T
21 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 20/08/2026
Lots of Common Snipe scattered around the lake, a usually elusive bird has come out to feed around the low exposed mud of Wader Lake, best seen in front of Diageo Hide. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level T
20 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings - 19/08/26
A large flock of Redshank on Wader Lake this morning, 102 in total with several other waders like Black Tailed Godwit, Curlew and Lapwing scattered around the lake as well. Willow Tit heard calling from below Hawthorn Wood Hide. am/pm
19 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 18/08/2026
Kingfisher on the riverbank. Lots of Common Snipe scattered around the lake, a usually elusive bird has come out to feed around the low exposed mud of Wader Lake, best seen in front of Diageo Hide. am/pm Wader Lake Species
18 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 15/08/26
An excellent number of snipe on the Lake- 25 in total! We’ve also had a Kingfisher around the Gully and Greenshank on Wader Lake. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Black headed gu
15 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 14/08/2026
Lots of Black Tailed Godwit on the lake this morning as well as some Dragonfly activity at the Amphibian ponds with the early heat am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Black Tailed God
14 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 13/08/2026
Lots of Black Tailed Godwit on the lake this morning as well as some Dragonfly activity at the Amphibian ponds with the early heat. Most exciting was a sighting of a Purple Hairstreak Butterfly at Close Encounters am/pm Wader Lake S
14 August 2026
Wildlife Sightings 12/08/2026
Common Buzzard perched on the fenceline at North Wood, large Goldfinch flocks flying around Wader Lake meadow, some flocks have 40+ birds. am/pm Wader Lake Species Water Level Total Common S
14 August 2026