Sightings - Washington
10 avocets on Wader Lake
As of 11.30am we have 10 avocets on Wader Lake! If they all pair off and nest, that's a new site record (we had four pairs last year and in 2012 too) :-)
9 March 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Time - AM/Tide - High Avocet - 9 Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Redshank - 93 Lapwing - 6 Oystercatcher - 4 Grey Heron - 30 Shelduck - 33 Shoveler - 4 Gadwall - 2 Mute Swan - 4 Greylag - 6 Canada Goose - 9 Black Headed Gull - 55 Lesser Black Backed G
8 March 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 6 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Redshank - 10 Lapwing (6 on meadow) - 8 Oystercatcher - 6 Grey Heron - 29 Teal - 3 Shoveler - 4 Gadwall - 3 Shelduck - 31 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 2 Mallard - 6 She
6 March 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Avocet (displaying) - 4 Black-tailed Godwit - 1 Oystercatcher (displaying) - 2 Lapwing (4 holding territory) - 8 Gadwall - 4 Shoveler - 2 Mute Swan (holding territory) - 2 Stock Dove (nest building) - 2 Grey He
5 March 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 4 Lapwing - (4 on meadow) 8 Redshank - 2 Common Snipe - 1 Grey Heron - 32 Shoveler - 3 Gadwall - 5 Teal - 15 Shelduck - 30 Black-headed Gull - 42 Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4 Canada Goose - 8 Greylag -
4 March 2014
Otter cubs in Spring Gill Wood
Otter footage Feb 2014 WWT and DWT Look at this brief bit of overnight footage of two wild otter cubs in Spring Gill that we managed to capture with our spycam!
3 March 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 4 Redshank - 8 Gadwall - 5 Lapwing - 10 Shelduck - 32 Heron - 26 Teal - 30 Mallard - 46 Canada Goose - 5 Greylag Goose - 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 12 Blue Tit - 6 Coal Tit - 1 Willow Tit - 1 Great Tit - 8 Pheasant - 8 Treecree
3 March 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake/Tide - Mid/Time - AM Avocet - 4 Shelduck - 12 Lapwing - 50 Gadwall - 2 Black Headed Gull - 34 Heron - 15 Canada Goose - 12 Saline Lagoon Mallard - 6 Shelduck - 2 Other Birds Oystercatcher - Flew across river - 1 Hawthorn Wood Robin - 7 Chaffin
1 March 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low 90% Frozen Avocet - 4 Common Snipe - 3 Lapwing - 32 and 3 on meadow Curlew - 1 Oystercatcher - 2 Shelduck - 16 Black-headed Gull - 52 Herring Gull - 4 Grey Heron - 24 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 2
28 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 4 Shelduck - 14 Mute Swan - 2 Lapwing - 6 Redshank - 4 Teal - 4 Gadwall - 2 Shoveler - 2 Heron - 18 Oystercatcher - 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 4 Mallard - 8 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 5 mal
27 February 2014
And then there were four!
A further three avocets arrived at Wader Lake overnight on Monday 24 February, bringing the season's total so far to four. All eyes on are now on the skies to see how many more will return! The photo we posted of the first lone bird also made it ont
26 February 2014
Today's Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 4 Moorhen - 6 Mallard - 14 Teal - 1 Shelduck - 22 Lapwing - 23 Grey Heron - 20 Greylag - 7 Redshank - 30 Oystercatcher - 2 Mute Swan - 2 Canada Goose - 8 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 2 Shelduck
26 February 2014
Today's Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM Avocet - 4 Shelduck - 32 Teal - 20 Mute Swan - 2 Oystercatcher - 4 Redshank - 19 Mallard - 46 Heron - 35 (26 on nests) Canada Goose - 6 Greylag Goose - 2 OTHER BIRDS/AM Jay (North Wood) - 1 Long Tailed Tit (River Path) - 8 Bullfinch
25 February 2014
25th February Sightings
Weather: Cool and windy. Tide: High/ Time: Am Wader Lake Avocet - 1 (First of the year!) Shelduck - 24 Redshank - 38 Lapwing - 44 Canada Goose - 6 Greylag Goose - 2 Grey Heron - 21 Mallard - 56 Teal - 32 Moorhen - 2 Crow - 6 Saline Lagoon Teal -
23 February 2014
Wader Lake news 22 February
Today, 23 grey heron nests were occupied in the hedge at Wader Lake, with 8 pairs incubating eggs. This is one of the best times to watch the heron colony, as the birds are at different stages of breeding activity with pair bonding, displaying, nest buil
22 February 2014