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Maintenance Notice - Saline Lagoon

Today (Thursday 23 April), our reserve team will be working around the saline lagoon to complete some important upkeep. This may cause brief disturbance to local wildlife.

We appreciate your support while we carry out this essential work

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Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/Low

Black-tailed Godwit - 6

Avocet - 16

Lapwing - 20+

Redshank - 1

Grey Heron - 20+ (8+ chicks)

Shoveler - 5

Gadwall - 3

Mute Swan - 4

Oystercatcher - 2

Shelduck - 20+

 

Saline Lagoon

Shelduck - 4+

 

Hawthorn Wood

Bullfinch - 5

Chaffinch - 3

Great Tit - 5

Blue Tit - 5

Robin - 1

Blackbird - 1

Chiffchaff - 1

 

Other Birds

Lesser Black-backed Gull (Stream Channel) - 2

Sparrowhawk (Barmston lane) - 1 female

Tufted Duck (River Wear) - 10

Chiffchaff (Wader Lake path) - 1

Willow Warbler (Wader Lake path) - 1

Jay (Middle Wood) - 1

 

Other Wildlife Species

Mammals:

Hare (car park)

Roe Deer (Hawthorn Wood)

 

Flora:

Greater Stitchwort - flowering (Barmston Lane)

Yellow Rattle (throughout grounds)

 

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