Sightings - Washington
10th of June Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tide Level: High Avocet - 10 Shelduck - 29 + 16 ducklings Tufted Duck - 16 Gadwall - 4 Widgeon - 1 Oystercatcher - 5 + 3 chicks Common Tern - 80+ pairs + [...]
10 June 2012
Today's sightings 9th June
WADER LAKE a.m. HIGH TIDE Avocet 9 Common tern 120 Lapwing 8 Gadwall 2 Wigeon 1 Green Sandpiper 1 Shelduck 22 + 16 ducklings Tufted duck 15 Grey heron 29 O [...]
9 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 8 Common Tern - 80 Pairs + 2 Chicks Oystercatcher - 6 Lapwing - 7 Shelduck - 25 Adult + 14 Duckling Tufted Duck - 18 Gadwall - 4 Wigeon - 1 Grey [...]
7 June 2012
Sightings 4th June 2012
WADER LAKE low tide Avocet 10 (4 nests) Common tern 125 Shelduck 42 (+ 2 broods of ducklings) Lapwing 10 Tufted duck 25 Oystercatcher 4 Grey heron 32 Swallow 21 Swi [...]
4 June 2012
Ringed avocet returns
An avocet hatched and ringed here back in 2010 has returned - our first ever! It's with an unringed mate and they're busy scraping in the mud near the 'fingers' at Wader Lake; a re [...]
2 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet 10 Oystercatcher 5 Lapwing 6 Common Tern 80 pai [...]
2 June 2012
Yellow wagtail - site first for many years
A yellow wagtail is present on Wader Lake, near the avocet nests on Tern Island. This is a first for the site in many years. [...]
1 June 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Yellow Wagtail - 1 Avocet - 8 Oystercatcher - 6 Lapwing - 6 Curlew - 1 Common Tern - 80 Pairs Gadwall Shelduck - 19 + 15 Ducklings Grey Heron - 51 Sa [...]
1 June 2012
Todays sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Avocet - 10 Shelduck + 2 broods of young - 15 adults  [...]
31 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 8 Shelduck - 27 + 7 chicks Gery Heron - 45 Oystercatcher - 6 Tufted Duck - 14 Lapwing - 8 Common Tern - 60 pairs Saline Lagoon Lesser Black Back [...]
29 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Shelduck - 35 + 10 Chicks Avocet - 9 Tufted Duck - 42 Grey Heron - 42 Redshank - 42 Wigeon - 1 Lapwing - 6 Oystercatcher - 6 Canada - 5 Commen Tern - [...]
28 May 2012
Whimbrel
Two whimbrel were on Wader Lake at the very end of this afternoon. [...]
26 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tide Level: High Avocet - 10 Lapwing - 6 Oystercatcher - 6 Redshank - 1 Common Tern - 60 pairs Tufted duck - 14 Shelduck - 27 Grey Heron - 59 Pied [...]
26 May 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 8 Lapwing - 6 Oystercatcher - 4 Common Tern - 50 Gery Heron - 48 Shelduck - 14 Tufted Duck - 10 Stock Dove - 1 Swallow - 18 Sand Martin - 4 [...]
25 May 2012
Avocet update
Avocet update...some people may already know but sadly all 11 of our avocet chicks were predated by gulls last week. As of yesterday though, one pair is nesting again and another seems to be trying, s [...]
24 May 2012