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Wildlife Sightings - 17/04/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader LakeSand Martin - 3Mute Swan - 2Avocet - 10Redshank - 1Oystercatcher - 2Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaChaffinch - 2 (1 male, 1 female)Stock Dove - 5Great Spotted Woodpecker - 1 maleCoal Tit - 1Nuthatch - 2
17 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 16/04/2024
Wader Lake SpeciesGreylag Goose - 10Canada Goose - 20Shelduck - 25Shoveler - 2Gadwall - 2Teal - 2Coot - 2Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 6Redshank - 6Lesser Black-backed Gull - 4Grey Heron - 22Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaRobin - 1Chaffinch - 4Bullfinch - 2
16 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 15/04/2024
Weather: Sunny/windyRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesGreylag Goose - 7Canada Goose - 22Mute Swan - 2Shelduck - 6Shoveler - 4 (2 male, 2 female)Tufted Duck - 7Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 11Redshank - 2Grey Heron - 22Coot - 2Avocet - 20Hawthorn Wo
15 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 14/04/2024
Weather: SunnyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesLapwing - 20Shoveler - 10Herring Gull - 6Shelduck - 61Mute Swan - 2Avocet - 27Oystercatcher - 4 (2 Pairs)Redshank - 18Tufted Duck - 24Graylag Goose - 9Sand Martin - 7Gadwall - 5Black-headed Gull -
14 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 13/04/2024
Weather: overcast/mild/ windyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesGrey Heron - 22Sand Martin - 14Avocet - 16Oystercatcher - 2Redshank - 2Lapwing - 11Shoveler - 10Shelduck - 36Gadwall - 4Teal - 5Black-headed Gull - 52Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
13 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 12/04/2024
Weather: overcast/mildRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 3Avocet - 22Green Sandpiper - 1Redshank - 2Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 13Teal - 9Shoveler - 7Tufted Duck - 10Mallard - 18Shelduck - 29Graylag Goose - 9Hawthorn Wood Bird Feed
12 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 11/04/2024
Weather: Sunny spellsRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesGraylag Goose - 8Canada Goose - 28Shelduck - 14Teal - 15Tufted Duck - 15Coot - 1Oystercatcher - 4Lapwing - 9Grey Heron - 36Sand Martin - 3Shoveler - 13Avocet - 12Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding
12 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings 10/04/2024
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 1Avocet - 4Shelduck - 45Teal - 5Shoveler -10Tufted Duck - 2Canada Goose - 30Graylag Goose - 13Oystercatcher - 2Redshank - 2Lapwing - 13Mute Swan - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding Area
12 April 2024
Spring photography hints and tips
Enjoy some top tips when it comes to photographing wildlife at Washington Wetland Centre thanks to our own volunteer photographer, Ian Henderson
11 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 09/04/2024
Weather: overcast / wetRiver Wear Tide Level: midWader Lake SpeciesShoveler - 6Graylag Goose - 12Avocet - 5Canada Goose - 25Lapwing - 12Mute Swan - 2Shelduck - 14Gadwall - 2Teal - 10Tufted Duck - 25Redshank - 2Black-Headed Gull - 81Herring Gull - 4Grey He
9 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 08/04/2024
Weather: overcastRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 22Shelduck - 31Shoveler - 12Tufted Duck - 6Gadwall - 1Teal - 4Black-Headed Gull - 61Herring Gull - 24Lapwing - 2Mute Swan - 3Canada Goose - 1Graylag - 1Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaB
8 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 07/04/2024
Weather: sunny / light rain / windy River Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 34Redshank - 4Oystercatcher - 2Lapwing - 4Shelduck - 21Shoveler - 5Teal - 8Tufted Duck - 6Black-Headed Gull - 62Herring Gull - 21Graylag - 6Canada Goose - 4Hawthorn
7 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 06/04/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake SpeciesSand Martin - 9Grey Heron - 18 + 8 ChicksLapwing - 11 + 5 nest Redshank - 14Oystercatcher - 2Avocet - 10Shoveler - 8Gadwall - 4Teal - 4Shelduck - 21Mute Swan - 2Reed bunting - 2Hawthorn Wood Bir
6 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 05/04/2024
Weather: CloudyRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake SpeciesMute Swan - 4Sand Martin - 3Teal - 13Canada Goose - 22Graylag - 8Avocet - 8Shoveler - 8Lapwing - 15Shelduck - 28Oystercatcher - 2Redshank - 2Tufted Duck - 5Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGreat Tit
6 April 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 04/04/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesWood Sandpiper - 1Redshank - 45Lapwing - 12Avocet - 10Oystercatcher - 4Grey Heron - 21 +8 chicksShoveler - 22Gadwall - 7Tufted Duck - 11Teal - 9Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaSiskin - 16Goldfinc
4 April 2024