Latest sightings
Today's wildlife highlights (including a dragonfly site first)
Wader Lake (AM, low tide) 1 greenshank 2 common sandpiper 14 redshank 90 lapwing 2 common snipe 15 teal 6 gadwall 7 tufted duck (plus 3 ducklings) Plus, at the amphibian ponds, an emerald damselfy and a black darter dragonfly - the latter we believe to be
31 August 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/am/Mid tide Redshank - 29 Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Lapwing - 192 Tufted Duck - 10 Canada Goose - 16 Gadwall - 11 Mallard - 55 Black Head Gull - 16 Grey Heron - 2 Curlew - 1 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 16 Black Headed Gull - 28 Wood Pigeon - 12 Dunno
27 August 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/High tide Curlew - 1 Common Sandpiper - 1 Redshank - 48 Lapwing - 30 Tufted Duck - 7 + 3 Duckling Gadwall - 2 Grey Heron - 2 Saline Lagoon/River/AM/High tide Curlew - 1 Cormorant - 1 Grey Heron - 1 Black Headed Gull - 14 Other
24 August 2012
Latest sightings
Wader Lake/Am/High Tide Green Sandpiper - 1 Common Sandpiper - 1 Common Snipe - 4 Redshank - 67 Lapwing - 14 Curlew - 1 Saline Lagoon Black Headed Gull - 47 Mallard - 22 Grey Heron - 1 Other Birds Wader Lake Footpath: Willow Warbler - 5 Chiffchaff - 3 W
23 August 2012
Todays Moth Counts
Svenssons Copper Underwing - 1 Dun-bar - 2 Dark Arches - 2 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing - 3 Large Yellow Underwing - 9 Common Rustic - 15 Rosy Rustic - 2 Flame Carpet - 1 Willow Beauty - 3
22 August 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/High Tide Curlew - 7 Redshank - 64 Lapwing - 107 Tufted Duck - 13 + 3 young ducklings Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 1 Mallard - 40 Saline Lagoon/AM Black Headed Gull - 44 Cormorant - 1 Common Sandpiper - 2 Hawthorn Wood/AM Nuthatch
22 August 2012
Latest Sightings
Wader Lake/20.08.12/PM Canada Goose - 120+ Curlew - 500+ Barnacle Goose - 1 Wader Lake/21.08.12/AM/Mid Tide Lapwing - 110 Redshank - 9 Teal - 6 Black Headed Gull - 7 Mallard - 43 Grey Heron - 1 Moorhen - 6 Coot - 2 Saline Lagoon/AM/Mide Tide/21.08
21 August 2012
Grasshopper warbler
A grasshopper warbler has just been spotted down at the amphibian ponds - quite a rarity for us and usually seen in spring :-)
21 August 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/AM/Mid tide Redshank - 12 Lapwing - 110 Mallard - 36 Grey Heron - 4 Tufted Duck - 4 Teal - 8 Black Headed Gull - 6 Kestrel (Flying over) - 1 Saline Lagoon/AM/Mid Tide Black Headed Gull - 28 Mallard - 18 Carrion Crow - 4 Jay - 3 Ot
20 August 2012
Latest wildlife sightings
Wader lake Time/AM Tide/Low Redshank - 4 Lapwing - 142 Black Headed Gull - 16 Mallard - 36 Grey Heron - 2 Saline Lagoon Time/AM Tide/Low Black Headed Gull - 46 Mallard - 15 Grey Heron - 3 Hawthorn Wood Jay -
19 August 2012
Latest wildlife sightings
Wader Lake (AM, mid tide) 3 common sandpiper 14 redshank 92 lapwing 5 common snipe 9 grey heron 15 teal 25 mallard 3 Canada goose Wader Lake footpath 11 long-tailed tit 5 blue tit 1 blackcap 6 common whitethroat Plus 42 black-headed gull on the sal
18 August 2012
Latest wildlife sightings
Apologies for the lack of sightings on here of late - normal service will resume as of this weekend. For any queries about sightings, please email info.washington@wwt.org.uk Wader Lake, mid-afternoon: Lapwing - 53 Curlew - 2 Green sandpiper - 1 Kingfisher
17 August 2012
Latest sightings
Wader Lake (AM, high tide) Lapwing - 78 Black-headed gull - 28 Redshank - 27 Grey heron - 5 Tufted duck - 1 and 4 young Mallard - 14 Curlew - 1 Pied wagtail - 3 Saline lagoon (AM, high tide) Black-headed gull - 68 Oystercatcher - 5 Hawthorn
9 August 2012
Latest sightings
Wader Lake (AM, high tide) Lapwing - 78 Black-headed gull - 28 Redshank - 27 Grey heron - 5 Tufted duck - 1 and 4 young Mallard - 14 Curlew - 1 Pied wagtail - 3 &nb [...]
9 August 2012
Reserve news update – July 2012
Wildlife With the breeding season coming to a close on Wader Lake, all of the avocet adults and fledged young have departed site. Despite the floods at the end of June, 60 of the 82 pairs of nesting common tern have successfully fledged 50-60 young this y
7 August 2012