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Wildlife sightings - 07/02/2024
a.m. Tide level: LowWader LakeGrey heron 17Tufted duck 4Shelduck 11Mallard 2Canada goose 13Eurasian teal 2Lapwing 58Herring gull 7Black-backed gull 8Wigeon 5Hawthorn WoodBlue tit 7Great tit 6Magpie 1Coal tit 2Nuthatch 1Dunnock 3Stock dove 2Chaffinch 6Blac
7 February 2024
Wildlife sightings - 06/02/2024
a.m. Tide level: MidWader LakeTufted duck 7Grey heron 28Canada goose 70Greylag goose 3Mallard 18Buzzard 1 (Wader Lake meadow)Lapwing 34Shelduck 19Wigeon 5Coot 2Eurasian teal 1Hawthorn WoodChaffinch 3Blue tit 3Bullfinch 2Great tit 4Coal tit 1Robin 2Stock d
6 February 2024
Wildlife sightings - 05/02/2024
a.m. Tide level: HighWader LakeGrey heron 29Tufted duck 35Shelduck 33Mallard 36Teal 6Wigeon 6Shoveler 2Gadwall 2Redshank 31Lapwing 59Canada goose 14Herring gull 3Hawthorn WoodNuthatch 1Bullfinch 4Blue tit 10 Goldfinch 1Chaffinch 10Robin 3Great tit 10Black
5 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 04/02/2024
Weather - overcastTide Level -midWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 32Shelduck - 36Teal - 30Mallard - 14Wigeon - 5Shoveler - 3Tufted Duck - 2Lapwing - 65Black-headed Gull - 65Herring Gull - 29Canada Goose - 2Canalag (Hybrid Goose) -1Hawthorn Hide Bird Feeding
4 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 03/02/2024
Weather - Clear Skies & Partly sunnyTide Level - HighWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose - 16Grey Heron - 22Shelduck - 28Wigeon - 1Teal - 1Lapwing - 20Tufted Duck - 3Coot - 3Moorhen - 7Mallard - 21Hawthorn Hide Bird Feeding AreaGreat tit - 5Blue Tit - 4Coal Ti
3 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings 02/02/2024
Weather - Clear Skies & mild Tide Level - HighWader Lake Species Grey Heron - 16Shelduck - 30Canada Goose - 32Black Headed Gull - 12Herring Gull - 9Lapwing - 21Tufted Duck - 3Carrion Crow - 5Mallard - 9Coot - 2Moorhen - 1Hawthorn Hide Bird Feeding Area Nu
2 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 01/02/2024
Weather: Sunny & a little frostyRiver Wear Tide Level: Low/going outWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose - 36Shelduck - 18 male & 1 femaleTufted Duck - 4 male & 1 femaleSnipe - 1Black-headed Gull - 54Herring Gull - 41Grey Heron (heronry) - 16Carrion Crow - 4Gre
1 February 2024
Feathered family fun this February half term
WWT Washington Wetland Centre will be hosting a fun-filled festival of bird-themed events for February half-term. We are giving families a one-of-a-kind opportunity to get up close with the UK’s greatest winter wildlife. Taking place from Saturday
31 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 30/01/2024
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose - 12Shelduck - 7Tufted Duck - 1 maleCoot - 3Lapwing - 70Herring Gull - 36Grey Heron (heronry) - 16Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaSiskin - 1 maleGoldfinch - 1Blue Tit - 6Great Tit - 6Ro
30 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 29/01/2024
Weather: RainyWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 72Redshank - 1Wigeon - 2Tufted Duck - 12Teal - 14Shelduck - 9Mallard - 24Canada Goose - 41Herring Gull - 9Black-headed Gull - 17Grey Heron - 15 (9 in hedge)Carrion Crow - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlue Ti
29 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 28/01/2024
Weather: sunny / breezyRiver Wear Tide Level: low going outWader Lake SpeciesGreylag Goose - 1Canada Goose - 25Shelduck - 12Teal - 20Tufted Duck - 6Stock Dove - 2Wigeon - 4Grey Heron - 17 (Heronry)Lapwing - 60Black-headed Gull - 17Herring Gull - 7Moorhen
28 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 27/01/2024
Weather: overcast / warm River Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesWigeon - 2Teal - 6 + 5Tufted Duck - 6Shelduck - 12Canada Goose - 8Grey Heron - 20 (14 in the hedge)Lapwing - 60Black-headed Gull - 10Starling - 3Redshank - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Ar
27 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 26/01/2024
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesWigeon - 2 (pair)Tufted Duck - 6Shelduck - 4Canada Goose - 3Grey Heron - 15 (10 in the hedge)Herring Gull - 92Black-headed Gull - 36Buzzard - 1Lapwing - 44Great Black-backed Gull - 1Teal - 2Mallard
26 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 25/01/2024
AMRiver Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 73Herring Gull - 67Shelduck - 5Tufted Duck - 5Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlackbird - 2Coal Tit - 2Great Tit - 5Bullfinch - 2Long-tailed Tit - Spring Gill Wood - 2Kestrel - Amphibian Ponds - 1Jay -
25 January 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 24/01/2024
Weather: Overcast/blusteryRiver Wear Tide Level: (in flood)Wader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 25Teal - 5Mallard - 28Tufted Duck - 5Canada Goose - 1Grey Heron - 10Little Grebe - 1Carrion Crow - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaBlackbird - 1Coal Tit - 4Robin - 2Gr
24 January 2024