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Who’s who - a guide to our Chilean flamingos
Our flock of Chilean flamingos is as flamboyant as they come, but each has an individual story. But how do we tell them apart? With great difficulty visually speaking, however, our flamingos all have special leg rings featuring numbers or letters that
27 September 2024
Wildlife sightings - 26/09/2024
AMWeather: RainRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWater Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesSpotted Redshank - 1Greenshank - 1Redshank - 56Lapwing - 32Oystercatcher - 2Mute Swan - 1Gadwall - 14Teal - 62Shoveler - 6Grey Heron - 1Stonechat - 1Common Buzzard (meadow) - 2H
26 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 25/09/2024
Weather: SunnyRiver wear tide level: MidWader lake species:Spotted redshank - 1Red shank - 62Green shank - 3Lapwing - 70Curlew - 2Common snipe - 1Ruff - 1Black - tailed godwit - 3Teal - 43Shoveler - 3Mute swan - 1 Hawthorn wood bird feeding area:Nuthatch
25 September 2024
Flamingos fabulous at 40!
Eleven Chilean flamingos at Wearside nature reserve WWT Washington Wetland Centre are celebrating their 40th birthdays this week, and are inviting visitors to come and mark the occasion with them! This Saturday (28 September) has been named ‘flam
25 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings 24/09/2024
AMWeather: wetRiver Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 60Curlew - 4Ruff -3Black-Tailed Godwit - 9Lapwing - 85Heron - 2Oystercatcher - 1Common Sandpiper - 1Teal - 25Little Egret - 1Hawthorn Wood Feeding AreaLong-Tailed tit - 5Nuthatch - 1Pheasant
24 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 23/09/2024
AMWeather: RainyRiver Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesShoveler - 2Gadwall - 3Redshank - 79Lapwing - 17Dunlin - 1Avocet - 1Teal - 67Spotted Redshank - 1Snipe - (common) - 2Greenshank - 2Herring Gull - 1Black-headed Gull - 54Pied Wagtail - 3Hawthorn Wood
23 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 22/09/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 1Black - tailed Godwit - 1Redshank - 85Lapwing - 15Heron - 2Teal - 10Black - headed Gull - 40Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreenfinch - 3Chaffinch - 7Pheasant - 4Dunnock - 1Bullfinch
22 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 21/09/2024
Weather: Overcast / DrizzleRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet: 1Ruff - 2Black-Tailed Godwit - 1Curlew - 2Redshank - 16Greenshank - 1Lapwing - 8Shelduck - 56Teal - 2Black Headed Gull - 30Herring Gull - 2 + 4Little Egret - 2Hawthorn Wood Bi
21 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 20/09/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet: 1Lapwing: 48Herring Gull: 2 JuvenileBlack Headed Gull: 56Teal: 7Canada Goose: 2Moorhen: 12Mallard: 1 + 1 + 8Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaBlue Tit: 6Great Tit:4Coal Tit: 2Willow tit:1B
20 September 2024
Gift donation as part of Elf Academy
Help us support local children's charities this Christmas As part of our Elf Academy Christmas event, we ask young recruits to bring along a book with them (this can be a pre-loved book in a good condition or a brand new book - whichever you prefer!) tha
20 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings 19/09/24
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet: 1 juvRuff: 1Grey Heron: 1Lapwing: 63Curlew: 1Teal: 46Shoveler:4Black Headed Gull: 16Moorhen: 13Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaBlue Tit: 8Great Tit:7Coal Tit: 2Robin:1Nuthatch:2Chaffinch:
19 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 18/09/24
Weather - Overcast River Wear Tide Level - LowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 1Lapwing - 4Mallard - 15Teal - 5Moorhen - 12Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area Nuthatch - 1Magpie - 3Dunnock - 2Coal Tit - 1Chaffinch - 5Long Tailed Tit - 1Greenfinch - 1Goldfinch - 1Ro
18 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 17/09/24
Weather: Cold/ClearRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake Species: Avocet - 1Redshank - 2Ruff - 1Lapwing - 150Teal - 37Shoveler - 5Gadwall - 5Moorhen - 9Black Headed Gull - 1Hawthorn Wood Hide Blue Tit - 6Great Tit - 4Coal Tit - 1Goldfinch - 2 + 4 juvenileC
17 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 16/09/2024
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 46Avocet - 1Common Snipe - 1Lapwings - 154Starling - 2Moorhen - 7Black - headed Gull - 2Ruff - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaBlue Tit - 8Long tailed Tits - 6Great Tit - 7Bullfinch (F) - 1R
16 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 15/09/2024
Weather overcastRiver Tide Level floodtideWader Lake SpeciesRed Shank - 1Avocet - 1Ruff - 3Lapwing - 18Graylag Goose - 26Canada Goose - 6Shelduck - 1Black-Tailed Godwit - 1Greenshank - 1Hawthorn Hide Feeding StationLong-Tailed Tit - 4Pheasant - 2Greenfinc
15 September 2024