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Wildlife Sightings - 19.02.2024
Weather: bright but breezyRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesOystercatcher - 4Redshank - 19Lapwing - 74Gooseander - 1Gadwall - 2Tufted duck -21Shelduck - 41Mallard - 27Wigeon - 4Tea l - 17Canada Goose - 14Grey Heron - 42Hawthorn Wood Bird Feedin
19 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 18/02/2024
Weather: sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 14Lapwing - 132Oystercatcher - 2Grey Heron - 39Wigeon - 4Gadwall - 13Mallard - 39Shelduck - 37Tufted Duck - 8Tea - 7Mute Swan - 2Graylag - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding StationGoldfinch -
18 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 17/02/2024
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 33Canada Goose - 16Gadwall - 5Shelduck - 5Tufted Duck - 3Redshank - 37Avocet - 3Lapwing - 43Oystercatcher - 5Black-headed Gull - 26Herring Gull - 2Buzzard - 1 (in heron hedge)Hawth
17 February 2024
February half term in a nutshell
Things to do this Half Term at WWT Washington Wetland Centre Spring may not have sprung just yet… but as part of our Big Hideout at WWT Washington, we have lots of fun activities to entertain the whole family this February half term! So grab your welli
16 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 16/02/2024
Weather: sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesMute Swan - 2Grey Heron - 4Canada Goose - 4Graylag Goose - 2Canada + Graylag Goose - 1Tufted Duck - 9Shelduck - 12Gadwall - 2Teal - 5Oystercatcher - 3Lapwing - 68Redshank - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feed
16 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 15/02/2024
AMWeather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 36Oystercatcher - 4Lapwing - 172Goosander - 1Wigeon - 6Gadwall - 4Shelduck - 39Tufted Duck - 19Mallard - 37Teal - 9Canada Goose - 25Greylag Goose - 8Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding S
15 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 14/02/2024
Weather: Overcast/mistyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake Species Time: AM Water Level: MidGrey Heron - 6Mute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 5Shelduck - 7Wigeon - 2 (1 male, 1 female)Tufted Duck - 5 (2 male, 3 female)Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 34Black-h
14 February 2024
It's National Nestbox Week!
Nature is a truly wonderful thing, but sometimes it does need a bit of help to thrive. Nestboxes are a great way to help your local wildlife this spring. This #NationalNestboxWeek, why not think about introducing a box to your garden! Britain’s breedin
14 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 13.09.2024
Weather: sunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: MediumWader Lake SpeciesOystercatcher - 3Tufted Duck - 10Gadwall - 2Wigeon - 8Mute Swan - 2Shelduck - 11Grey Heron - 34 (Heronry)Stock Dove - 4Lapwing - 127Buzzard - 1Carrion Crow - 3Canada Goose - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird
13 February 2024
Washington Sightings - 12/02/2024
Weather: Overcast/showersRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 25Tufted Duck - 14Mallard - 20Shelduck - 14Teal - 4Wigeon - 6Canada Goose - 1Herring Gull - 7Black-headed Gull - 6Lapwing - 75Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreat Tit - 10Bl
12 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 11/02/2024
Weather: RainRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 25 (21 in heron hedge)Mute Swan - 2Canada Goose - 8Shelduck - 9Oystercatcher - 4Lapwing - 21Redshank - 6Tufted Duck - 9Black-headed Gull - 2Herring Gull - 12Moorhen - 5Coot - 3Hawthorn
11 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 10/02/2024
Weather: mistRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesMute Swan - 2Shelduck - 8Wigeon - 10Teal - 4Tufted duck - 26Cormorant - 1Grey Heron -16Oystercatcher - 2Black-headed Gull - 14Redshank - 1Lapwing - 90Buzzard - 1Coot - 8Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Ar
10 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 09/02/2024
Weather: wet / rainyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 4Oystercatcher - 2Black-headed Gull - 14Shelduck - 3Canada Goose - 5Coot - 2Lapwing - 2Mute Swan - 3 ( Juvenile)Teal - 3Mallard - 18Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaCoal Tit - 2Gre
9 February 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 08/02/2024
Weather: Cold/overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 30Mute Swan - 3 (1 juvenile & 2 adults)Shelduck - 6Wigeon - 10Teal - 8Tufted Duck - 8Lapwing - 36Coot - 7Moorhen - 10Black-tailed Godwit - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaBullf
8 February 2024
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