Sightings - Washington
And an eighth!
An eighth avocet has now arrived at Wader Lake - a new site record! The four pairs are looking very comforatable together. [...]
10 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 7 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 28 Redshank - 19 Common Snipe - 1 Shelduck - 32 Wigeon - 8 Saline Lagoon Oystercatcher - 2 Mallard - 8 Mo [...]
10 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake - AM - Tde Level: Low Avocet - 6 Oystercatcher - 4 Lapwing - 47 Redshank - 29 Shelduck - 37 Wigeon - 14 Teal - 31 Grey Heron - 44 Kestrel - 1 Stock D [...]
8 March 2012
WILDLIFE SIGHTINGS
WADER LAKE Avocet 6 Mute swan 2 Lapwing 62 Redshank 16 Wigeon 11 Herring gull 1 Black headed gull 32 Grey heron 28 Shelduck 16 Teal 32 Greylag 8 [...]
7 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Avocet - 6 Oystercatcher - 5 Lapwing - 26 Redshank - 11 Black Headed Gull - 82 Lesser Black Backed Gull - 4 Herring Gull - 1 Shelduck - 33 Grey Heron - 4 [...]
6 March 2012
Today Sighting
Wader Lake Shelduck - 46 Wigeon - 7 Teal - 28 Shoveler - 3 Redshank - 48 Lapwing - 2 Oystercatcher - 4 Avocet - 6 Black Headed Gull - 220 Lesser Black Back Gul [...]
5 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM/Mid Tide Grey Heron 50 Shelduck 54 Wigeon 11 Teal 33 Shoveler 4 Common Snipe 5 Lapwing 37 Redshank 2 [...]
3 March 2012
Avocets return!
Seven avocets have arrived on Wader Lake - the earliest they have ever returned since first breeding here in 2006 and the highest adult count that we've ever had. [...]
2 March 2012
Today's sightings
Wader Lake, AM, high tide: Grey heron 44 Shelduck 23 Wigeon 7 Teal 19 Mallard 46 Lapwing 20 Redshank 7 Oystercatcher 4 Plus 2 mute swans on the river [...]
1 March 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Lapwing 15 Oystercatcher 4 Shelduck 18 Wigeon 12 Teal 37 Mallard 42 Heron 36 Canada Goose 2 Greylag [...]
29 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Wigeon - 8 Shoveler - 3 Teal - 46 Shelduck - 28 Canada Goose - 5 Greylag - 4 Mallard - 61 Grey Heron - 45 (9 pairs) Lapwing - 25 Redshank - 14 [...]
28 February 2012
Latest Sightings
Wader Lake AM Lapwing 23 Oystercatcher 2 Grey Heron 22 Teal 36 Mallard 50 Shelduck 25 Redshank 12 Canada Goose 6 [...]
27 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake AM Shoveler 3 Wigeon 15 Teal 42 Grey Heron 32 Shelduck 22 Mallard 51 Redshank 16 Lapwing 32 Moorhen [...]
26 February 2012
Todays Sightings
Wader Lake Time/AM Tide/Low Shoveler 5 Widgeon 11 Teal 36 Shelduck 17 Mallard 52 Common Snipe 2 Lapwing 16 Redshank 10 G [...]
25 February 2012
Otters on river
One of the contractors working on our new saline lagoon has told us that he spotted four otters on the River Wear opposite our site yesterday. FOUR!! Out of interest, a group of otters is called a [...]
24 February 2012