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Wildlife Sightings = 18/10/2023
AMWeather: Clear skies, light windRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 3Teal - 85Redshank - 1Wigeon - 3Grey Heron - 1Jay - 2Buzzard - 1Kestrel - 1Sparrowhawk - 1Go
18 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 17/10/2023
Weather: FrostyRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 19 Teal - 30Wigeon - 2Grey Heron - 1Moorhen - 10Black-headed Gull - 15Crow - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaWillow tit - 1 (un ringed)Coal Tit - 4Dunnock - 1Great Tit - 4Robin - 1Nutha
17 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 16/10/2023
Weather: Cold and sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 158Common Snipe - 2Moorhen - 2Teal - 40Grey Heron - 1Wren - 1Woodpigeon - 1Grey Wagtail - 1Black-headed Gull - 2Saline Lagoon SpeciesTeal - 8Little Egret - 1Grey Heron - 1Black-h
16 October 2023
Wildlife sightings - 15/10/2023
Weather: Frosty start + sunny + breezy River Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesA.MLapwing - 23Teal - 48Saline Lagoon SpeciesOther Bird Species NotedWillow tit - 1 (Top meadow)Mistle Thrush - 1 (Dragonfly ponds)Siskin - 9 (Dragonfly ponds)Goldfinch - 3
15 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings 14/10/2023
Weather: cold bit sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesWater Level: LowRedshank - 3Curlew - 6Teal - 18Common buzzard - 2Sparrow hawk - 1Grey heron - 1 juvenileSaline Lagoon SpeciesCurlewBlack-tailed GodwitCommon SnipeOther Bird Species NotedKe
14 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 13/10/2023
AMWeather: Overcast/Slight drizzleRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesWater Level: LowWren - 1Redshank - 3Teal - 27Lapwing - 6Pied Wagtail - 1Carrion Crow (meadow) - 4Pheasant (meadow) -
13 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 12/10/2023
Weather: Chilly start, full sunRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesCONTRACTORS ON LAKESaline Lagoon SpeciesTeal - 11Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaBlue Tit - 4Magpie - 2Coal Tit - 2Chaffinch - 5Blackbird - 1Great Tit - 2Dunnock - 1Bullfinch - 2Rob
12 October 2023
Wildlife sightings - 11/10/2023
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake SpeciesWidgeon - 14Teal - 22Shoveler - 1Ruff - 3Redshank - 26Lapwing - 8Grey Heron - 1 JuvenileSaline Lagoon SpeciesGrey Heron - 1Teal - 7Mallard -3Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationNuthatch - 2Bullfin
11 October 2023
Restore your mental wellbeing in our uplifting wetlands this autumn
Whether it’s a gently swaying reedbed, a calm meandering river, huge open skies above a glass-like lake or the seclusion of a small woodland pond, wetlands in all their forms offer us a ready distraction from our everyday lives. Not only do they give u
10 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 10/10/2023
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: low + coming outWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 16Grey Heron - 1Redshank - 1Moorhen - 1Robin - 2Wren - 1Jay - 1Lapwing - 14Black-tailed Godwit - 2Snipe - 1Buzzard - 1Dunlin - 2Saline Lagoon SpeciesJay - 1Teal - 20Coot - 1G
10 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 09/10/2023
Weather: cloudy with sunny spellsRiver Wear Tide Level: low + coming inWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 1Teal - 4Moorhen - 4Saline Lagoon SpeciesBar-tailed godwit - 1Kingfisher - 1Sparrow hawk - 1Teal - 23Jay - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationBlue Tit - 3P
9 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 08/10/2023
Weather: RainyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesSpotted Redshank - 1Redshank - 30Black-tailed Godwit - 3Bar-tailed Godwit - 1Dunlin - 2Ruff - 5Lapwing - 5Grey Heron - 1Shoveler - 2Teal - 58Black-headed Gull - 1Saline Lagoon SpeciesKingfisher - 1
8 October 2023
Wildlife Sighting - 07/10/2023
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 134Shoveler - 2Greenshank - 2Redshank - 4Grey Heron - 7Shelduck - 3Other Bird Species NotedJay - Saline Line Lagoon - 1Tufted Duck - Reservoir - 7Mallard - River - 11Teal - River - 2Hawth
7 October 2023
Wildlife Sightings - 06/10/2023
AMWeather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWater Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 64Greenshank - 2Snipe - 1Teal - 2Wigeon - 3Carrion Crow (on meadow) - 1Magpie - 1Moorhen - 9Dunlin - 3Black-
6 October 2023
Centre wins top tourism award from VisitEngland
We've won a top tourism award!Washington Wetland Centre has been awarded a Gold Accolade from VisitEngland – one of just eight visitor attractions in the North East to clinch the honour. Our site is among a handful of worthy winners from across the reg
5 October 2023