Sightings - Washington
Common tern arrival
The first two common tern of 2013 are on Wader Lake! Not sure if they're a pair yet, but their arrival surely means summer isn't too far behind. And when the rest of the colony has joined them on Tern Island (some 80-100 pairs by June) the resulting cacop
27 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - Low Tide - AM Avocet - 8 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Shelduck - 14 Grey Heron - 15 Oystercatcher - 2 Teal - 15 Wigeon - 5 Lapwing - 1 Canada Goose - 6 Greylag - 21 Moorhen - 2 Saline Lagoon Black-backed Gull - 3 Shelduck - 5 Mallard - 2 Moorhen
26 April 2013
Todays Sightings
WADER LAKE/AM/LOW TIDE Avocet - 9 Little Ringed Plover - 2 Redshank - 4 Lapwing - 6 Grey Heron - 24 Gadwall - 4 Tufted Duck - 10 Shelduck - 14 Greylag - 15 SALINE LAGOON/AM/LOW TIDE Little Ringed Plover - 1 Shelduck - 8 OTHER BIRDS/AM Chiffchaff
24 April 2013
Grasshopper Warbler!
We have just heard the first Grasshopper Warbler of the year behind our playarea, a sure sign summer is on it's way!
23 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/Low Tide/AM Avocet - 10 Little Ringed Plover - 3 Lapwing - 6 Oystercatcher - 2 Redshank - 11 Grey Heron - 22 Saline Lagon Shelduck - 7 Other Birds Chiffchaff - 0 Willow Warbler - 5 Sedge Warbler - 5 Blackcap - 4 Whitethroat - 3 Hawthorn Wood Re
23 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Shelduck - 22 Greylag - 22 Moorhen - 2 Teal - 2 Tufted Duck - 14 Mallard - 10 Avocet - 6 Redshank - 33 Oystercatcher - 4 Black-Tailed Godwit - 2 Grey Heron - 16 Canada Goose - 12 Wigeon - 4 Lapwing - 1 Hawthorn Wood Blue
19 April 2013
Todays Sighting
Wader Lake - High Tide - AM Shelduck - 33 Mallard - 10 Greylag Goose - 16 Avocet - 6 Shoveler - 2 Heron - 12 Wigeon - 2 Canada Goose - 2 Teal - 4 Oystercatcher - 1 Lapwing - 1 Saline Lagoon Mute Swan - 2 Mallard - 10 Shelduck - 2 Tufted Duck - 7 Hawthorn
18 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 9 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Mallard - 30 Teal - 12 Shelduck - 12 Heron - 36 Canada Goose - 10 Greylag Goose - 12 Shoveler - 2 Tufted Duck - 6 Redshank - 16 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 16 Greylag - 6 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 6 Blue Tit - 3
15 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Mid Avocet - 6 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Grey Heron - 20 Shelduck - 12 Gadwall - 2 Hawthorn Wood Bullfinch - 6 Chaffinch - 5 Blue Tit - 8 Coal Tit - 3 Great Tit - 5 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 6 Gadwall
12 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/Low Tide/AM Avocet - 11 Black Tailed Godwit - 2 Redshank - 6 Lapwing - 8 Grey Heron - 30 Mute Swan - 2 Saline Lagoon Shelduck - 8 Gadwall - 2 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Siskin - 4 Bullfinch - 6 Coal Tit - 4 Other Birds Kestrel -
11 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/Low Tide/AM Avocet - 11 Black Tailed Godwit - 1 Lapwing - 6 Oystercatcher - 4 Redshank - 8 Grey Heron - 27 (21 Nests) Teal - 2 Gadwall - 2 Shelduck - 12 Saline Lagoon Curlew - 1 Shelduck - 8 Hawthorn Wood Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 Siskin - 4
9 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake/High Tide/Time - Am Avocet - 9 Black Tailed Godwit - 2 Common Snipe - 2 Redshank - 14 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 8 Shelduck - 16 Teal - 36 Grey Heron - 20 (15 Nests) Hawthorn Wood Siskin - 4 Bullfinch - 8 Chaffinch - 5 Blue Tit - 22 Great Tit
5 April 2013
Todays Sightings
Wader lake/Low Tide/AM Avocet - 11 Black Tailed Godwit - 2 Common Snipe - 1 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 6 Curlew - 1 Shelduck - 15 Teal - 11 Grey Heron - 21 Greylag - 210 Canada Goose - 16 Saline Lagoon Mute Swan - 2 Shelduck - 8 Teal - 4 Hawthorn Wood Si
4 April 2013
TODAYS SIGHTINGS
WADER LAKE/AM/HIGH TIDE Avocet - 11 Black-tailed Godwit - 2 Common Snipe - 2 Redshank - 17 Oystercatcher - 6 Lapwing - 7 (3 pairs) Shelduck - 14 Teal - 10 Mallard - 30 Grey Heron - 18 (15 nests) SALINE LAGOON/AM/HIGH TIDE Shelduck - 11 Teal - 4 Red
3 April 2013
TODAYS SIGHTINGS
WADER LAKE/AM/HIGH TIDE Avocet - 11 Redshank - 14 Oystercatcher - 6 Common Snipe - 1 Lapwing - 4 Black-headed Gull - 62 Grey Heron - 13 (11 nests) Mute Swan - 1 Shelduck - 10 Teal -7 SALINE LAGOON/AM/HIGH TIDE Shelduck - 6 Teal - 4 Redshank - 3 Oys
2 April 2013