Sightings - Washington
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
Today's sightings
Wader Lake (AM, low tide) Lapwing - 152 Redshank - 2 Grey heron - 7 Common tern - 4 plus 2 young Black-headed gull - 6 plus 5 young Tufted duck - 6 plus 2 young Mallard - 28 Saline lagoon (AM low tide) Black-headed gull - 42 plus 16 young Grey hero
1 August 2012
Today's sightings
Wader Lake (AM, low tide) Lapwing - 152 Redshank - 2 Grey heron - 7 Common tern - 4 plus 2 young Black-headed gull - 6 plus 5 young Tufted duck - 6 plus 2 young Mallard - 2 [...]
1 August 2012
Today's sightings
WADER LAKE a.m. low tide Lapwing 89 Black Headed Gull 85 Redshank 4 Grey heron 6 Pied wagtail 1 Shelduck 4 young SALINE LAGOON a.m. low tide Black headed gull 10 Grey heron 2 WADER LAKE PATH Jay 2 North Wood Jay 1 HAWTHORN WOOD
31 July 2012
Today's sightings Tues 31st July
WADER LAKE a.m. low tide Lapwing 89 Black Headed Gull 85 Redshank 4 Grey heron 6 Pied wagtail 1 Shelduck 4 young SALINE LAGOON a.m. low tide Black headed gul [...]
31 July 2012
Website disruption
Please note that from Saturday 4-Monday 6 August, we won't be able to upload any wildlife sightings due to essential maintenance being carried out on the website. If you would like t [...]
27 July 2012
26th of July Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/High Avocet - 1 + 2 Juvenile Lapwing - 125 Redshank - 98 Curlew - 1 Common Tern - 14 + 25 yo [...]
26 July 2012
25th of July Sightings
Weather: Overcast with white cloud but warm and humid. Wader Lake Am - Tide Level: High Avocet - 2 + 2 young Redshank - 39 Lapwing - 94 Common Tern - 24 + 25 young [...]
25 July 2012