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Our Chilean flamingo flock is currently being housed indoors. This is a temporary measure as a precaution to avian influenza (bird flu). We will let you know as soon as they are safe to be outdoors. Thank you for your understanding.

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Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

Wader Lake     Time/AM     Tide/High Avocet (young/juvenile/fledged) - 46 Lapwing - 82 Redshank - 15 & 2 juvenile Oystercatcher - 2 & 1 juvenile Ringed Plover - 1 Common Tern - 90 & 53 chicks Black-headed Gull - 234 Grey Heron - 16 Sw

28 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 27/06/17

Wildlife sightings - 27/06/17

a.m. Tide Level: High Wader Lake Avocet 23 + 18 young/juvenile/fledglings Lapwing 20 Ringed plover 1 Oystercatcher 4 Redshank 1 + 1 juvenile Grey wagtail 2 (recently fledged) Gadwall 2 (recently fledged) Shelduck 15 + 12 ducklings Teal 4 Black-headed gul

27 June 2017
Today's Sightings

Today's Sightings

WADER LAKE / AM / LOW TIDE Avocet - 26 Avocet juvenile/fledgling - 24 Redshank - 2 + 1 juv Lapwing - 62 + 5 chicks Oystercatcher - 3 + 1 juv Little Ringed Plover - 2 Ringed Plover - ` Common Tern - 140 +30 chicks Black-headed Gull - 70 + 7 chicks Grey H

24 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 23/06/2017

Wildlife sightings - 23/06/2017

AM low tide Wader Lake Avocet 22 adult and 23 young/juveniles/fledglings Lapwing 37 Oystercatcher 2 adults and 1 juvenile Ringed plover 2 Redshank 3 adults and 1 juvenile Common tern 135 adults and 25 chicks Black-headed gull 90 adults and 7 chicks Grey h

23 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 21/06/2017

Wildlife sightings - 21/06/2017

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Avocet 24 + 17 juveniles Lapwing 28 Ringed Plover 1 Little ringed plover 1 Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 1 Common tern 125 + Tufted duck 6 + 12 ducklings Kestrel 1 Saline Lagoon Lapwing 1 + 3 chicks Avocet 2 + 3 fledglings Oyste

21 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 20/06/17

Wildlife sightings - 20/06/17

a.m. Tide Level: Mid Wader Lake Swift 2 Stock dove 1 Avocet 20 + 20 young/juvenile/fledglings Lapwing 31 Oystercatcher 3 Ringed plover 2 Shoveler 1 Whitethroat 1 Redshank 3 Common tern 120+ (+ young chicks) Saline Lagoon Avocet 5 (pair and fledglings) Red

20 June 2017
Wildlife sightings 18 June

Wildlife sightings 18 June

a.m. tide level - high Wader lake Kestrel (juveniles) 2 Avocet 24 + 18 chicks Grey heron 12 Redshank (juveniles) 3 Oystercatcher 2 Little ringed plover 1 Tufted duck 5 Common tern 85+ Saline lagoon Oystercatcher 1 Lapwing 2 Redshank 4 Hawthorn wood Jay 2

18 June 2017
Wildlife Sightings - 15.6.17

Wildlife Sightings - 15.6.17

Am    Tide/High   Wader Lake Ringer Plover - 2 Avocet - 23 + 18 Chicks Oystercatcher - 12 Lapwing - 12 Gadwall - 5 + 12 Ducklings Common Tern - 100 + 1 Chick Shelduck - 30 + 6 Ducklings   Saline Lagoon Lapwing 2 + 4 Chicks Shelduck - 2  

15 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 14/06/2017

Wildlife sightings - 14/06/2017

AM mid tide Wader Lake Kestrel 1 adult and 3 juvenile Little ringed plover 2 Black-tailed godwit 1 Oystercatcher 1 Avocet 23 adults and 21 chicks Shoveler 3 Shelduck 26 Common tern 90+   Hawthorn Wood feeding station Great-spotted woodpecker 2 Chaffi

14 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 09/06/2017

Wildlife sightings - 09/06/2017

AM low tide Wader Lake Black-tailed godwit 2 Avocet 27 adults and 20 chicks Oystercatcher 4 adults and 1 juvenile Lapwing 21 Redshank 4 Little ringed plover 2 Grey heron 26 Common tern 140 Black-headed gull 60 Stock dove 4 Gadwall (two new broods) 8 adult

9 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 07/06/2017

Wildlife sightings - 07/06/2017

Including a site record of 50 avocet   AM mid tide   Wader Lake Avocet 25 adults and 22 young = 47 Shoveler 1 Oystercatcher 1 Black-tailed godwit 2 Little ringed plover 2 Redshank 3 Common tern 110+ Grey heron 11 Sand martin 5   Saline Lago

7 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 02/06/2017

Wildlife sightings - 02/06/2017

AM high tide Wader Lake: Avocet 26 adults + 15 chicks Lapwing 12 adults + 8 chicks Oystercatcher 2 Redshank 2 Black-tailed godwit 1 Ringed plover 2 Little-ringed plover 2 Black-headed gull 25 Common tern 105+ Shelduck 20 adults + 12 ducklings   Salin

2 June 2017
Wildlife sightings - 31/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 31/05/2017

AM mid tide Wader Lake: Avocet 27 adults + 12 chicks Oystercatcher 2 adults + 1 chick Lapwing 10 adults + 9 chicks Ringed plover 2 Little-ringed plover 2 Redshank 2 Common tern 175 Black-headed gull 83 Grey heron 11 adults + 22 juveniles Shoveler 3  

31 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 30/05/17

Wildlife sightings - 30/05/17

AM mid tide Wader Lake: Avocet 26 adults + 11 chicks Common terns 117 Oystercatcher 2 Shoveler 2 Black-tailed godwit 1 Ringed plover 1 Little-ringed plover 1 Redshank 3 Lapwing 17 adults + 9 chicks Grey heron 25   Saline Lagoon: Oystercatcher 2 Shel

30 May 2017
Wildlife sightings - 28/05/2017

Wildlife sightings - 28/05/2017

a.m. Tide level: mid Wader Lake Avocet 17 + 12 chicks Lapwing 18 + 11 chicks Shoveller 4 Gadwall 3 Ringed Plover 1 Black tailed godwit 1 Shelduck 27 + 11 young Common tern 125+ Oystercatcher 2 Saline Lagoon Avocet 2 Lesser black-backed gull 1 Grey heron 3

28 May 2017