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Fantastic fungi and where to find them
Fungi can be found all throughout the year, but as temperatures cool and dampness creeps in, fungi becomes more prominent. Here at Washington, we get a fantastic array of different shapes, sizes and colours of fungi. Here are our most common fungi with t
15 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 14/09/2024
Weather overcastRiver Tide Level lowWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 1Lapwing - 10Ruff - 3Greenshank - 1Red Shank - 4Teal - 31Mallard - 2Black-Headed Gull - 1Moorhen - 8Coot - 1Stock Dove - 1Hawthorn Hide Feeding StationBlue Tit - 5Great Tit - 6Coal Tit - 2Will
14 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings 13/09/2024
Weather = SunnyRiver Tide Level = High Wader Lake Species Moorhen - 24Red Shank - 19Avocet - 2Lapwing - 85Ruff - 2Black-Headed Gull - 61Teal - 10Shoveler - 8Mute Swan - 2Mallard - 2Herring Gull - 2Hawthorn Hide Feeding Station Chaffinch - 3Great Tit -
13 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings 12/09/2024
Weather = SunnyRiver Tide Level = HighWader Lake Species Red Shank - 34Avocet - 3Teal - 35Black Tail Godwit - 1Green Shank - 3Curlew - 14Black-Headed Gull - 145Lapwing - 17Mallard - 2Starling - 1Hawthorn Wood Feeding Station Blue Tit - 4Great Tit - 3
13 September 2024
Meet The Team: Kate Ferguson - Reserve Warden
Join us as we sit down with Kate Ferguson, our Reserve Warden here at WWT Washington to get to know her better and learn more about what her day-to-day role entails.
12 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 11/09/2024
Weather: sunny / windyRiver Wear Tide Level: highWader Lake SpeciesHerring Gull - 1Graylag Goose - 12 Canada Goose + Graylag Goose - 2Pied Wagtail - 1Greenshank - 4Shoveler - 20Curlew - 1Spotted Redshank - 1Redshank - 26Lapwing - 41Black - headed Gull - 1
11 September 2024
Photographing wetland wildlife in autumn
Enjoy some top tips for photographing wildlife at Washington Wetland Centre this autumn thanks to our volunteer photographer, Ian Henderson
10 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings 10/10/2024
AMWeather: Sunny / windyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesTeal - 39Shoveler - 3Shelduck - 1 JuvenileAvocet - 3 + 2 JuvenileLapwing - 37Greenshank - 3Redshank - 72Spotted Redshank - 1Black-tailed Godwit - 4Common snipe - 1Black-headed Gull - 70G
10 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 09/09/2024
AMWeather: Overcast/DrizzlyWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 84Avocet - 7Common Buzzard - 1Teal - 39Kestrel - 1 MaleCurlew - 3Oystercatcher - 1Ruffs - 3Lapwing - 37Shoveler - 7Black-tailed Godwit - 15Black-headed Gull - 4Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaGoldfin
9 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 08/09/2024
Weather :DampWader Lake SpeciesRedshank - 58Heron - 1Black - tailed Godwit - 6Black - headed Gull - 31Curlew - 5Lapwing - 48Hawthorn Wood Bird Feeding AreaPheasant - 1Great Spotted Woodpecker - 2Dunnock - 1Greenfinch - 5Jay - 2Goldfinch - 3Bullfinch - 4Lo
8 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 07/09/2024
AMWeather: Overcast/foggyRiver Wear Tide Level: HighWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 5 JuvBlack-tailed Godwit - 14Teal - 35Wigeon - 7Mallard - 6Shelduck - 1 JuvShoveler - 2Redshank - 45Lapwing - 75Curlew - 5Common Snipe - 2Ruff - 2Black-headed Gull - 60Moorhe
7 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 06/09/2024
Weather - SunnyRiver Tide Level - HighWader Lake Species Black Tailed Godwit- 16Redshank - 35Avocet - 2 + 2 (J)Curlew - 5Dunlin - 1Lapwing - 152Teal - 25Moorhen - 4Mallard - 12Canada Goose - 2Greylag - 128Lesser Black-Backed Gull - 1Hawthorn Wood Feeding
6 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 05/09/2024
Weather: RainRiver Wear Tide Level: lowWader Lake SpeciesCanada Goose - 146 Graylag - 207Canalag Goose ( Canada x Graylag ) - 7Lapwing - 111Black - tailed Godwits - 14Avocet - 1 Ruff - 1Redshank - 22Black headed Gull - 30Teal - 27Gadwall - 8Shoveler - 3Ha
5 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 04/09/2024
Weather: OvercastRiver Wear Tide Level: MidWader Lake SpeciesAvocet - 1 + 5 juvGrey Heron - 2 juvTeal - 53Black - headed Gull - 23Greylag Goose - 28Canada Goose - 1Swallow - 1Canalag Goose ( Canada x Greylag ) - 6Shoveler - 10Black - tailed Godwits - 16La
4 September 2024
Wildlife Sightings - 03.09.2024
Weather: Sunny River Wear Tide Level: LowWader Lake SpeciesShelduck - 1 JuvenileAvocet - 7Shoveler - 10Teal - 29Moorhen - 1Lapwing - 120Black Foiled - 17Curlew - 1Black headed Gull - 34Herring Gull - 1Starlings - 3Canada Goose - 4Gadwall - 4Hawthorn Wood
3 September 2024